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1.
charitẹ̄
n.
154 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The supreme virtue of Love or Charity according to Christian doctrine, comprising affection, devotion, benevolence, kindness, mercy, gratitude as between God and man or man and man;
charite of,
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escāpen
v.
102 quotations in 10 senses
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To free oneself from confinement or someone's grasp; also
fig.
;-- (a) absol. or with adv.; (b) with obj.
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