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agapai

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a⋅ga⋅pe

2  [ah-gah-pey, ah-guh-pey, ag-uh-]
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–noun, plural -pae  [-pahy, -pahy, -pee] , -pai  [-pahy, -pahy] for 3.
1. the love of God or Christ for humankind.
2. the love of Christians for other persons, corresponding to the love of God for humankind.
3. unselfish love of one person for another without sexual implications; brotherly love.
4. love feast (defs. 1, 2).
Origin:
1600–10; < Gk agápē love
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agape 
1607, from Gk. agapan "greet with affection, love" (used by early Christians for their "love feast" held in connection with the Lord's Supper), from agapan "to love," of unknown origin. In modern use, often in simpler sense of "Christian love" (1856, frequently opposed to eros as "carnal or sensual love").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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