caritas
Americannoun
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Charity, or caritas, can be defined as an act of generous love.
From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2014
The day after the worldwide broadcast, "Ubi caritas" will be available as a download from Decca Records.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2011
Mealor, 35, was born in Wales, where William is based as a Royal Air Force rescue helicopter pilot, and "Ubi caritas" premiered in October at St. Andrews University in Scotland, where the royal couple met.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 28, 2011
They preach every gospel from the 19th century socialism of France's Charles Fourier to the all-purpose caritas of St. Francis.
From Time Magazine Archive
Cicero, the great Roman writer, in the century before Christ, uses the very word caritas, which St. Paul borrowed in his fine and famous chapter in the first of Corinthians.
From Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) by Foote, G. W. (George William)
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