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Meanings of agape in inglés

portugués
ágape

Selfless love of one person for another without sexual implications (especially love that is spiritual in nature)

ágape
catalán
àgape

A religious meal shared as a sign of love and fellowship.

àgape

With the mouth wide open as in wonder or awe.

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Examples for "gaping"
1
At first, he couldn't speak; he was simply glad he wasn't gaping.
Fire With Fire
2
The buckle glittered in the light that stole through the gaping door.
Dead Man's Rock
3
Blomkvist's problem was that the account still had gaping holes in it.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
4
For a moment she stood gaping at him, too surprised to speak.
The Invisible Man
5
This report showed the many gaping holes in the proposed e-voting system.
The Irish Times
Usage of agape in inglés
1
The pale eyes of Jansen stared, fascinated; the vast mouth fell agape.
Trailin'!
2
One victim was not enough: the people waited agape for new disclosures.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
3
The Kurds clustering around their leader listened with ears and eyes agape.
Hira Singh : when India came to fight in Flanders
4
Cousin Adelaide would be more agape than the people of your office.
A Day of Fate
5
Hyacinth stood agape with wonder at the words which he had spoken.
Hyacinth
6
He reined his horse closer to the wall, listening with mouth agape.
The Night Horseman
7
Hoary old crocodiles lay basking on the sand, their hungry mouths agape.
The Story of General Gordon
8
Perrichet was standing with his round eyes staring and his mouth agape.
At the Villa Rose
9
A corpse, charred and twisted, jaws agape in a final agonal scream.
206 Bones
10
The pile of feathers around an agape bill was proof of that.
A nameless witch
11
They all told what had happened, while Nora and Coke listened agape.
Active Service
12
His arms were stretched out, his head thrown back, his mouth agape.
The Alaskan
13
The admission slapped us in the face and left our mouths agape.
News.com.au
14
They stood beside me, staring into the pit, eyes searching, jaws agape.
Halo Cryptum
15
For a moment, he knelt with mouth agape, unsure how to proceed.
Worldwinder
16
A rare device, truly- acunningplot-astage-trick to set the mob agape!
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 2
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Translations for agape
portugués
ágape
catalán
àgape
Agape through the time
Agape across language varieties
United States of America
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United Kingdom
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