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
The meaning of ye poetes deuise touching the muses & Charites.
From The Education of Children by Richard Sherry
The transition from a single goddess, Charis, to a number or group of Charites, is marked in Homer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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 Pierre Lou?s
Then he points out Nature's harmonies and changes of colour, and warns Charites to avoid the storms of the passions.
From The Development of the Feeling for Nature in the Middle Ages and Modern Times by Alfred Biese
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
The Vikings face an improving Windward team that struggled early but has caught fire, led by Charis Rainey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 20, 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
"Everyone smiling has been my favourite element. Charis Pavely looked like she was having the time of her life out there."
From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2024
The transition from a single goddess, Charis, to a number or group of Charites, is marked in Homer.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" by Various
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