Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Agape /ə-gāpʹ/ · A·gape · IPA /əˈɡeɪp/ adv. & a. n. 01 adv. & a. Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention. 1. Gaping, as with wonder, expectation, or eager attention. “Dazzles the crowd and sets them all agape.” — Milton. 02 n. The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion. pl. Agapæ ((#)) 1. The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion.