caritas

[ kah-ri-tahs; English kar-i-tas ]

noun

, Latin.

1. charity.

Other Words From

• car·i·ta·tive [kar, -i-tey-tiv, -t, uh, -tiv], adjective

Example Sentences

"It is not enough to have altar girls, women readers or women as the president of Caritas," he said.

From The Daily Beast

Quem enim nimia sui caritas ceperit, aliena deserit: nee sibi quisquam ambitiose atque aliis amice consulere potest.

From Project Gutenberg

Multa enim gesta sunt per contentionem ab Episcopis in ordinationibus faciendis, quod tua melius caritas novit.

From Project Gutenberg

The highest rung has been reached by Christian love (Caritas) personified as a woman to whom a crown is proffered from heaven.

From Project Gutenberg

Cuius cum valuisset auctoritas, captivi retenti sunt, ipse Carthaginem rediit, neque eum caritas patriae retinuit nec suorum.

From Project Gutenberg

Four names are applied to what pertains to the same: amor, dilectio, caritas, et amicitia.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• compassion
• generosity
• goodness
• kindness
• love
• tenderness