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Look up: agape

  1. agape
    [n] - a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Agape
    A·gape' adverb & adjective [ Prefix a- + gape .] Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention. « Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape . Milton. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/42

  3. Agape
    Ag'a·pe noun ; plural Agapæ . [ Greek 'aga`ph love, plural 'aga`pai .] The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/A/42

  4. agape
    agape love noun selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  5. agape
    love feast noun a religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. Agape
    `Agapē` , is one of several Greek words translated into English as love. The word has been used in different ways by a variety of contemporary and ancient sources, including Biblical authors. Many have thought that this word represents divine, unconditional, self-sacrificing, active, volitional, and thoughtful love. Greek philosophers at the time of Plato and other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of a spouse or family,...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape

  7. Agape
    • (n.) The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion. • (adv. & a.) Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  8. agape
    in the New Testament, the fatherly love of God for humans, as well as the human reciprocal love for God. The term necessarily extends to the love of ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/a/27

  9. Agape
    Agape is a Greek girl name. The meaning of the name is `love of the next ` Where is it used? The name Agape is mainly used In Greek and In Ancient Greek.How do they say it elsewhere? Agafya ( In Russian) For the opposite sex use: In Greek and In Ancient Greek: Agapios (M) The name Agape doesn`t appear In the US top 1000 most common names o
    Found on http://i-am-pregnant.com/names/girls/Aga

  10. agape
    agape (s) 1. Christian love. 2. Spiritual, as opposed to sexual, love. 3. The love feast accompanied by Eucharistic celebration in the early Christian church. In Christian Theology, God's love for man, divine love; or spontaneous, altruistic love.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf


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15 March 2010

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The Ides of March is on March 15th every year. The expression Beware the Ides of March can mean beware of impending danger. If someone says Beware the Ides of March referring to March 15th itself, it can have the sense of March 15th being a bad luck day, just like Friday the 13th. The origin of the sinister meaning of the Ides of March is the fact that this is the actual day that Julius Caesar was assassinated in 44 BC by some Roman Senators. Over 1500 years later, William Shakespeare wrote the play Julius Caesar. That’s where the phrase Beware the Ides of March comes from. In the play, a soothsayer said it to Julius Caesar on the day of his assassination. read more

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