"caritas" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [ˈkaː.rɪ.taːs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈkaː.ri.tas] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From cārus (“dear, expensive”) + -tās. Etymology templates: {{affix|la|cārus|-tās|t1=dear, expensive}} cārus (“dear, expensive”) + -tās Head templates: {{la-noun|cāritās<3>}} cāritās f (genitive cāritātis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|cāritās<3>}} Forms: cāritās [canonical, feminine], cāritātis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], cāritās [nominative, singular], cāritātēs [nominative, plural], cāritātis [genitive, singular], cāritātum [genitive, plural], cāritātī [dative, singular], cāritātibus [dative, plural], cāritātem [accusative, singular], cāritātēs [accusative, plural], cāritāte [ablative, singular], cāritātibus [ablative, plural], cāritās [singular, vocative], cāritātēs [plural, vocative], charitas [alternative, Medieval-Latin], karitas [alternative, Medieval-Latin]
  1. dearness Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-mU3k9Ilc Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tas, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 41 32 16 5 6 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 40 32 11 9 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 38 29 16 7 6 2 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 42 32 17 4 3 1 1
  2. costliness, high price Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-Dilqk3r8 Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tas Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 40 32 11 9 7
  3. charity, the attitude of kindness and understanding towards others Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-zVUgGFrj Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension, Latin terms suffixed with -tas, Christianity Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 18 18 18 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -tas: 40 32 11 9 7 Disambiguation of Christianity: 18 16 35 15 15
  4. regard, esteem, affection, love Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-q38YYrng Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 18 18 18
  5. lack of something, deficiency, dearth Tags: declension-3
    Sense id: en-caritas-la-noun-zo3M8vWq Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the third declension: 25 21 18 18 18 Synonyms: pauperiēs, paupertās, indigentia, pēnūria, dēficientia, dēsīderium, dēfectiō, ūsus, angustia, inopia, necessitās, miseria
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        },
        {
          "word": "indigentia"
        },
        {
          "word": "pēnūria"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēficientia"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēsīderium"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēfectiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "ūsus"
        },
        {
          "word": "angustia"
        },
        {
          "word": "inopia"
        },
        {
          "word": "necessitās"
        },
        {
          "word": "miseria"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.rɪ.taːs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈkaː.ri.tas]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "caritas"
}

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