Agapae

Agapae
Agape Ag"a*pe, n.; pl. {Agap[ae]}. [Gr. 'aga`ph love, pl. 'aga`pai.] The love feast of the primitive Christians, being a meal partaken of in connection with the communion. [1913 Webster]

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