Meaning & use
agape
With the mouth wide open, especially because of surprise, wonder, or shock.
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Her jaw hung agape at the sheer size of the canyon before her.
The children stood agape as fireworks lit up the entire night sky.
A note on using this word
Pronounced 'uh-GAYP.' The unrelated Greek word 'agape,' meaning selfless love, is pronounced 'AH-gah-pay.'
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Another way to use it
2. noun
Selfless, unconditional love, especially of a religious or brotherly kind, distinct from romantic love.
The sermon described agape as a love that seeks nothing in return.
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