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:b: a communal meal in token of Christian fellowship, as held by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christians] in commemoration of [[the Last Supper]].

:b: a communal meal in token of Christian fellowship, as held by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Early_Christianity early Christians] in commemoration of [[the Last Supper]].

==Description==

==Description==

'''Agape''' (/ˈæɡəpiː/[1] or /əˈɡɑːpeɪ/; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Classical Greek]: ἀγάπη, agápē; Modern Greek: αγάπη IPA: [aˈɣapi]), often translated "unconditional love", is one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine Koine] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_words_for_love Greek words translated into English as love], one which became particularly appropriated in Christian theology as the love of [[God]] or [[Christ]] for humankind. In the [[New Testament]], it refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as the human [[reciprocal]] love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of one’s fellow man. Although the word does not have specific religious connotation, the word has been used by a variety of contemporary and [[ancient]] sources, including biblical authors and Christian [[authors]]. Greek philosophers at the time of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] and other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of a [[spouse]] or [[family]], or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to philia (an affection that could denote [[friendship]], brotherhood or generally non-sexual affection) and [[eros]], an affection of a [[sexual]] nature. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jay_Oord Thomas Jay Oord] has defined agape as "an [[intentional]] response to promote well-being when responding to that which has generated ill-being."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape]

'''Agape''' (/ˈæɡəpiː/[1] or /əˈɡɑːpeɪ/; [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Classical Greek]: ἀγάπη, agápē; Modern Greek: αγάπη IPA: [aˈɣapi]), often translated "unconditional love", is one of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine Koine] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_words_for_love Greek words translated into English as love], one which became particularly appropriated in Christian theology as the love of [[God]] or [[Christ]] for humankind. In the [[New Testament]], it refers to the covenant love of God for humans, as well as the human [[reciprocal]] love for God; the term necessarily extends to the love of one’s fellow man. Although the word does not have specific religious connotation, the word has been used by a variety of contemporary and [[ancient]] sources, including biblical authors and Christian [[authors]]. Greek philosophers at the time of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato] and other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of a [[spouse]] or [[family]], or affection for a particular activity, in contrast to philia (an affection that could denote [[friendship]], brotherhood or generally non-sexual affection) and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_(love) eros], an affection of a [[sexual]] nature. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jay_Oord Thomas Jay Oord] has defined agape as "an [[intentional]] response to promote well-being when responding to that which has generated ill-being."[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape]

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[[Category: Languages and Literature]]