āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
agape
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āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž āĻŽā§āĻ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻ¤
having the mouth open, typically from surprise, amazement, or shock
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The audience watched, mouths agape, as the magician performed.
āĻĻāĻ°ā§āĻļāĻāĻ°āĻž āĻĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻŽā§āĻ āĻā§āĻ˛āĻž, āĻ¯āĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻžāĻĻā§āĻāĻ° āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻĢāĻ°ā§āĻŽ āĻāĻ°āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻžāĻĒā§, āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻļā§āĻŦāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž
(in Christian theology) unconditional, divine love that reflects God's boundless compassion for humanity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Agape moved the early Christians to care for the sick and poor, even at great personal risk.
āĻāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻĨāĻŽ āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ
āĻ¸ā§āĻ¸ā§āĻĨ āĻ āĻĻāĻ°āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ° āĻĻā§āĻāĻžāĻļā§āĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°āĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻĻā§āĻŦā§āĻĻā§āĻ§ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛, āĻāĻŽāĻ¨āĻāĻŋ āĻŦāĻĄāĻŧ āĻŦā§āĻ¯āĻā§āĻ¤āĻŋāĻāĻ¤ āĻā§āĻāĻāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻāĨ¤
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āĻāĻāĻžāĻĒā§, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¸ā§āĻāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°ā§āĻŽā§āĻ° āĻā§āĻ
an early Christian practice of sharing a communal meal to express unity and mutual love
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Historical records describe agapes as simple, humble meals.
āĻāĻ¤āĻŋāĻšāĻžāĻ¸āĻŋāĻ āĻ¨āĻĨāĻŋāĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĒā§-āĻā§ āĻ¸āĻ°āĻ˛, āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻžāĻ° āĻšāĻŋāĻ¸āĻžāĻŦā§ āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻŖāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻ°ā§āĨ¤
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻļāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž, āĻāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻžāĻ˛ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸āĻž
a form of love that is unconditional, selfless, and non-romantic, focused on care and compassion
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Their relationship was built on mutual respect and agape.
āĻ¤āĻžāĻĻā§āĻ° āĻ¸āĻŽā§āĻĒāĻ°ā§āĻ āĻĒāĻžāĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻĒāĻ°āĻŋāĻ āĻļā§āĻ°āĻĻā§āĻ§āĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻžāĻĒā§ āĻāĻ° āĻāĻĒāĻ° āĻāĻĄāĻŧā§ āĻāĻ ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
