caritas
Latin for charity
Caritas is a Latin word for love or charity, specifically the selfless, unconditional love emphasized in Christian theology.
The term distinguishes this spiritual love from romantic or familial affection.
In English contexts, caritas often appears in discussions of religious ethics or when writers want to evoke a sense of divine or transcendent compassion: The monks lived by the principle of caritas toward all.
Mouth held wide
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
- communionProfound shared closeness
fellowship · sacrament · liturgy · encyclical · Catholic · pastoral · apostolic · benediction
Concern for others' distress
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- empathySharing another's emotions
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- caringShowing kind concern
tenderness · sympathy · understanding · concern · warmth · consolation · solace · comfort
Generous giving for others
- aidSupport given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
- nonprofitOrganization serving public good
welfare · donation · benefactor · almsgiving · outreach · ministry · mission · service
Intense fond attachment
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
- goodwillKindly, generous spirit
beloved · fondness · attachment · bond · unity · intimacy · tenderness · warmth
agape
Mouth held wide
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- redemptionRecovery or moral restoration
- salvationDeliverance from harm
communion · fellowship · sacrament · liturgy · encyclical · Catholic · pastoral · apostolic · benediction · mercy
compassion
Concern for others' distress
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- empathySharing another's emotions
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
caring · tenderness · sympathy · understanding · concern · warmth · consolation · solace · comfort · gentleness
philanthropy
Generous giving for others
- aidSupport given freely
- reliefEasing of distress
- humanitarianHelper of suffering people
nonprofit · welfare · donation · benefactor · almsgiving · outreach · ministry · mission · service · shelter
love
Intense fond attachment
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
- benevolenceDisposition toward doing good
goodwill · beloved · fondness · attachment · bond · unity · intimacy · tenderness · warmth · embrace
- benevolencealtruism, benevolence, generosity, giving, goodwill
- sacred loveagape, divine love, God's love, unconditional love, holy love
- theological virtuesfaith, hope
- AugustineConfessions, original sin, divine grace, predestination, Doctor of the Church
- Humors and Passionspassions, humors, choler, melancholia, phlegm
charity, cherish, charitable, uncharitable, charities, charitably, charitableness, uncharitably, uncharitableness