Charites

American  

[kar-i-teez] / ˈkær ɪˌtiz /

plural noun

1. the ancient Greek name for the Graces.

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Example Sentences

In September, Catholic Charites used $476.99 in Neediest Cases money to buy Daysi a new bed to replace the dilapidated one she had been using.

From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2015

And to counterfeit the matter, he would come to Charites and say: O what a losse have I had of my friend, my fellow, my companion Lepolemus?

From The Golden Asse by Adlington, William, fl. 1566

Two of the Charites were to be dressed, one holding a fan and half closing her eyelids to the gently-swaying feathers; the other dancing in the folds of her robe.

From Ancient Manners Also Known As Aphrodite by Lou?s, Pierre

Eurynome, as the mother of the Charites or Graces, supplied the refining and harmonizing influences of grace and beauty, whilst the marriage of Zeus with Mnemosyne typifies the union of genius with memory.

From Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by Berens, E.M.

But Thrasillus was very importunate, and at length brought to passe, that at the intercession of the Parents and friends of Charites, she somewhat refreshed her fallen members with refection of meate and baine.

From The Golden Asse by Adlington, William, fl. 1566