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agape

/əˈɡɑː.peɪ/ noun C2
  1. The love of God for mankind, or the benevolent love of Christians for others. (uncountable)
  2. Spiritual, altruistic, beneficial love which wills good for others. (uncountable)
  3. A love feast, especially one held in the early Christian Church in connection with the Eucharist. (countable)

Plural agapae

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“Now, for some space the revellers stood agape, unable to understand all that had been done in such haste.
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 12 · C1

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