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==Origin==
 
==Origin==
 
Late Latin, from [[Greek]] ''agapē'', [[literally]], [[love]] or ‘[[selfless]] love.’
 
Late Latin, from [[Greek]] ''agapē'', [[literally]], [[love]] or ‘[[selfless]] love.’
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1607]
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/17th_century 1607]
 
==Definitions==
 
==Definitions==
 
*1:  love [[feast]]
 
*1:  love [[feast]]
 
*2.a: [[Christian]] love, esp. as distinct from [[erotic]] love or [[emotional]] [[affection]].
 
*2.a: [[Christian]] love, esp. as distinct from [[erotic]] love or [[emotional]] [[affection]].
: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]].
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:b: a communal meal in token of Christian fellowship, as held by [https://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 [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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'''Agape''' (/ˈæɡəpiː/[1] or /əˈɡɑːpeɪ/; [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Classical Greek]: ἀγάπη, agápē; Modern Greek: αγάπη IPA: [aˈɣapi]), often translated "unconditional love", is one of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koine Koine] [https://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 [https://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 [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eros_(love) eros], an affection of a [[sexual]] nature. [https://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."[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape]
    
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]
 
[[Category: Languages and Literature]]