Agapemone

English Etymology Irregular formation from Hellenistic en grc ἀγάπη love and grc μονή abode. Pronunciation en /aɡəˈpiːm(ə)ni/ /aɡəˈpɛm(ə)ni/ UK Proper noun en now _ historical 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. en 2012 w:Gillian Tindall The Alleged Lunatics' Friend Society Literary Review 403 Four Nottidge sisters fell under the sway of the Agapemone cult, and lived in a commune whose megalomaniac leader forced them to marry his henchmen but forbade consummation of these unions: arguably, they did need rescuing. Derived terms en Agapemonian en Agapemonist en Agapemonite Noun ? Any community characterised by mutual love or free love. en 1925 w:Ford Madox Ford No More Parades Penguin 2012 Parade's End 397 This whole war was an agapemone…. You went to war when you desired to rape innumerable women. It was what war was for…. All these men, crowded in this narrow space…. See also en Abode of Love en Princeite Anagrams en aaeegmnop epagomena