🔤 Agapetae ✨
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URDU
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Roman Urdu:
izzatdar auratein, kanwari auratein, deeni auratein, paak daman khawateen, ibadat guzar auratein, masihi auratein
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ENGLISH
📚noun
agapetae
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PRONUNCIATION
Standard: /ˌæɡəˈpiːtiː/
Phonetic: /ag uh pee tee/
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DEFINITION
women of the early Christian church who lived under a vow of chastity in the same household as men bound to celibacy
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES
The agapetae lived under vows of chastity in the early Christian church.
Church councils eventually restricted the practice followed by the agapetae.
Writers debated whether the agapetae encouraged scandal or sincere devotion.
The agapetae shared households with men who had promised strict celibacy.
Historians disagree about the exact status of the agapetae in early communities.
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SYNONYMS
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