Etymology

agape

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Today it means: In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγάπη
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agape · adjective, adverb1

From a- + gape. First known use by John Milton in Paradise Lost (1667).

agape · noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · borrowed fromἀγάπη
  2. English todayagape

From Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγάπη all →

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