caritas

[ kah-ri-tahs; English kar-i-tas ]
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Other words from caritas

  • car·i·ta·tive [kar-i-tey-tiv, -tuh-tiv], /ˈkær ɪˌteɪ tɪv, -tə tɪv/, adjective

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How to use caritas in a sentence

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

    What About Women, Pope Francis? | Janine di Giovanni | August 1, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • Quem enim nimia sui caritas ceperit, aliena deserit: nee sibi quisquam ambitiose atque aliis amice consulere potest.

    Beowulf | R. W. Chambers
  • Multa enim gesta sunt per contentionem ab Episcopis in ordinationibus faciendis, quod tua melius caritas novit.

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

    Woman under Monasticism | Lina Eckenstein
  • Cuius cum valuisset auctoritas, captivi retenti sunt, ipse Carthaginem rediit, neque eum caritas patriae retinuit nec suorum.

    De Officiis | Marcus Tullius Cicero