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单词 agapeistic
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agapeisticadj.

Brit. /ˌaɡəpeɪˈɪstɪk/, /ˌaɡəpiːˈɪstɪk/, U.S. /ɑˈɡɑˌpeɪˈɪstɪk/, /ˈɑɡəˌpeɪˈɪstɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: agape n., -istic suffix.
Etymology: < agape n. + -istic suffix.
Of or characterized by agape or Christian love.Chiefly in the work of or with reference to R. B. Braithwaite (see quot. 1955).
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1955 R. B. Braithwaite Empiricist's View Relig. Belief 18 Unless a Christian's assertion that God is love (agape)..be taken to declare his intention to follow an agapeistic way of life, he could be asked what is the connexion between the assertion and the intention.
1966 I. T. Ramsey Christian Ethics 86 When the Christian asserts, ‘God is Love’, he declares primarily not his commitment..to an agapeistic way of life, but his commitment to certain ‘facts’.
1976 Christian 3 173 The Christian religion used language to encourage what he [sc. Braithwaite] called ‘the agapeistic’ view of life.
2006 P. L. Quinn in D. Copp Oxf. Handbk. Ethical Theory i. ii. 66 The New Testament's agapeistic ethics provides some support for a specifically divine command version of theological voluntarism.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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