English Explanatory Dictionary

Agapemone

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. The base of a religious sect established in Sussex by the Rev. Henry James Prince in the mid-19th century, or a successor establishment in London, which were associated with free love and polygamy.
noun
  1. Any community characterised by mutual love or free love.

Pronunciation

/aɡəˈpiːm(ə)ni/ /aɡəˈpɛm(ə)ni/

Word forms

Agapemone

Etymology

Irregular formation from Hellenistic Ancient Greek ἀγάπη (agápē, “love”) and μονή (monḗ, “abode”).

Related words

Abode of Love Princeite

Derived words

Agapemonian Agapemonist Agapemonite
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