civitas
the body of citizens who constitute a state, especially a city-state, commonwealth, or the like.
citizenship, especially as imparting shared responsibility, a common purpose, and sense of community.
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How to use civitas in a sentence
One answer resides in the belief, still ingrained in our civitas, that Americans have a shared sense of purpose and destiny.
The Fallout from WikiLeaks' Latest Exposure | Tunku Varadarajan | November 29, 2010 | THE DAILY BEASTcivitas opulenta, dives, fecunda, in qua nemo vivat otiosus.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10) | Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)Augustine's civitas Dei was the first attempt at a world history based on the idea of the religious vocation of mankind.
Elements of Folk Psychology | Wilhelm WundtSed arma sumere non ante cuiquam moris, qum civitas suffecturum probaverit.
Vale civitas, valete castelli parvi; relicti estis propter aquam et non per vim inimicorum!'
The Burgomaster's Wife, Complete | Georg Ebers
Wolff's conception of the Law of Nations is influenced by his conception of the civitas gentium maxima.
International Law. A Treatise. Volume I (of 2) | Lassa Francis Oppenheim
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