Dictionary Entry

agape

Part of SpeechadjectivePronunciation/əˈɡeɪp/Used In Literature ↓

In a state of astonishment, wonder, expectation, or eager attention; as with mouth hanging open.

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Common Phrases

. agapelove agapeagape mouthagape mouthsagape christian

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Poetry examples for “agape”

Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.

And sit at ease,
Or stand agape,
Without so much as stepping back to 'scape,

And lately by the Tavern Door agape,
Came stealing through the Dusk an Angel Shape

And, breathing long, with staring sightless eyes,
Hands out, head back, agape and silent, move

With throat unslack’d, with black lips bak’d
Agape they hear’d me call:
Gramercy! they for joy did grin

barrels. He eyed the story-teller with unspeakable wonder. His
mouth was agape in yokel fashion.

With throat unslack’d, with black lips bak’d
Agape they hear’d me call:
Gramercy! they for joy did grin