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Grammar : Noun
Spell : ah-gah-pey, ah-guh-pey, ag-uh-
Phonetic Transcription : ɑˈgɑ peɪ, ˈɑ gəˌpeɪ, ˈæg ə-



Definition of agapae

Origin :
  • 1660s, from a- (1) + gape (v.).
  • As in fellow feeling : noun sympathy
  • As in charity : noun kindness, compassion
Example sentences :
  • Dancing, however, fell into discredit with the feast of the Agapae.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 » by Various
  • The Agapae were abolished, and auricular confession was established, during this century.
  • Extract from : « The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. » by Annie Besant
  • The Agapae, with their excesses eliminated, survive in the love-feasts of modern Christians.
  • Extract from : « The Christ » by John Eleazer Remsburg
  • This contained the Saal, or meeting room, as well as the rooms necessary for holding the agapae, or love feasts.
  • Extract from : « A Tale of the Kloster » by Brother Jabez

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