Agape

/əˈɡɑːpeɪ/ noun

Definition

The highest form of love in Greek philosophy and Christian theology—unconditional, selfless love for all people regardless of circumstance.

Etymology

From Greek 'agapē' (love), used in early Christian texts. It was chosen by the early church to describe divine love, contrasting with 'eros' (romantic love) and 'philia' (friendship).

Kelly Says

The three Greek words for love—agape, eros, and philia—gave Western culture a vocabulary for different kinds of love that we still use in songs, psychology, and philosophy today! Medieval monks spent their whole lives studying this one concept.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አጋፔ
a-gah-peh
ARالعربية
أγάπη
a-gah-peh
BNবাংলা
আগাペ
a-ga-peh
CACatalà
agape
ah-gah-peh
CSČeština
agape
ah-gah-peh
DADansk
agape
ah-gah-peh
DEDeutsch
Agape
ah-gah-peh
ELΕλληνικά
Αγάπη
ah-gah-peh
ESEspañol
agape
ah-ga-peh
FAفارسی
آگاپی
a-gah-pee
FISuomi
agape
ah-gah-peh
FRFrançais
agape
ah-gah-peh
GUGU
આગાપે
a-gah-peh
HAHA
agape
ah-gah-peh
HEעברית
אγάπη
a-gah-peh
HIहिन्दी
अगापे
a-ga-peh
HUMagyar
agape
ah-gah-peh
IDBahasa Indonesia
agape
ah-gah-peh
IGIG
agape
ah-gah-peh
ITItaliano
agape
ah-gah-peh
JA日本語
アガペ
a-ga-peh
KKKK
Агапе
ah-gah-peh
KMKM
អាកាប
ah-gah-peh
KO한국어
아가페
a-ga-peh
MRMR
अगापे
a-ga-peh
MSBahasa Melayu
agape
ah-gah-peh
MYမြန်မာ
အဂေပ
a-ga-peh
NLNederlands
agape
ah-gah-peh
NONorsk
agape
ah-gah-peh
PAPA
ਅਗਾਪੇ
a-gah-peh
PLPolski
agape
ah-gah-peh
PTPortuguês
agape
ah-gah-peh
RORomână
agape
ah-gah-peh
RUРусский
Агапе
ah-gah-peh
SVSvenska
agape
ah-gah-peh
SWKiswahili
agape
ah-gah-peh
TAதமிழ்
அகப்பே
a-ka-peh
TEతెలుగు
అగపే
a-ga-peh
THไทย
อากาเพ
a-gah-peh
TLTL
agape
ah-gah-peh
TRTürkçe
agape
ah-gah-peh
UKУкраїнська
Агапе
ah-gah-peh
URاردو
اگاپے
a-ga-peh
VITiếng Việt
agape
ah-gah-peh
YOYO
agape
ah-gah-peh
ZH中文
agape
a-ga-peh
ZUZU
agape
ah-gah-peh

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