Charites
Americanplural noun
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Charis
singular
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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
They are called Charites, or Graces, because they are, in the words of the Collect, the “Givers of all grace,” that is, of all increase physical and spiritual.
From Ancient Art and Ritual by Jane Ellen Harrison
At their instance the following epigram was written to him by Messer Fabio Segni, a gentleman of Florence: Hujus cum regeret mortales spiritus artus Pictoris, Charites supplicuere Jovi.
From Lives of the Most Eminent Painters Sculptors and Architects Vol. 04 (of 10), Filippino Lippi to Domenico Puligo by Gaston du C. De Vere
The meaning of ye poetes deuise touching the muses & Charites.
From The Education of Children by Richard Sherry
One of the three Graces or Charites; attendant of Venus, 105.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline) Guerber
Grace Scrivens was touted as a future England batter for a few years but seems to have fallen down the pecking order, while Charis Pavely and Ella McCaughan are the other potential in-form youngsters.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Charis Rainey scored 36 points for Windward, including 11 of 12 free throws.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 19, 2026
“What we’re seeing is a broader trend that goes over several years,” said Charis Kubrin, a professor of criminology, law and society at UC Irvine.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2025
Only Orla Prendergast, with an entertaining 52 from 34 balls, offered any resistance for Ireland, with debutant Charis Pavely claiming 3-19.
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
The pillar at the back of Charis indicates the partition wall between this chamber and the one next to it on the left.
From Greek Women by Mitchell Carroll
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