Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [ah-gah-pey, ah-guh-pey, ag-uh-]
- /ɑˈgɑ peɪ, ˈɑ gəˌpeɪ, ˈæg ə-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [ah-gah-pey, ah-guh-pey, ag-uh-]
- /ɑˈgɑ peɪ, ˈɑ gəˌpeɪ, ˈæg ə-/
Definitions of agapae word
- noun plural agapae the love of God or Christ for humankind. 1
- noun plural agapae the love of Christians for other persons, corresponding to the love of God for humankind. 1
- noun plural agapae unselfish love of one person for another without sexual implications; brotherly love. 1
- noun plural agapae love feast (defs 1, 2). 1
- noun agapae plural of agape. 0
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Origin of agapae
First appearance:
before 1600 One of the 39% oldest English words
First recorded in 1600-10, agape is from the Greek word agápē ‘love’
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Parts of speech for Agapae
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
agapae popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
agapae usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for agapae
noun agapae
- benignity — the quality of being benign; favourable attitude
- love — a profoundly tender, passionate affection for another person.
- magnanimity — the quality of being magnanimous.
- bountiful — A bountiful supply or amount of something pleasant is a large one.
- goodness — the state or quality of being good.
Antonyms for agapae
noun agapae
- dislike — to regard with displeasure, antipathy, or aversion: I dislike working. I dislike oysters.
- hate — to dislike intensely or passionately; feel extreme aversion for or extreme hostility toward; detest: to hate the enemy; to hate bigotry.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
- selfishness — devoted to or caring only for oneself; concerned primarily with one's own interests, benefits, welfare, etc., regardless of others.
- animosity — Animosity is a strong feeling of dislike and anger. Animosities are feelings of this kind.