Agape

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title: Agape
text: Agape is "the highest form of love, charity" and "the love of God for [human beings] and of [human beings] for God". This is in contrast to philia, brotherly love, or philautia, self-love, as it embraces a profound sacrificial love that transcends and persists regardless of circumstance. The verb form goes as far back as Homer, translated literally as affection, as in "greet with affection" and "show affection for the dead". Other ancient authors have used forms of the word to denote love of a s
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description: Greco-Christian term referring to God's love, the highest form of love
original url: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agape
date created: 2002-12-18T10:44:27Z
date modified: 2024-09-08T16:03:00Z
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