pulchritude

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(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) 1 C! Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:21:31

Pul"chri*tude (?), n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher beautiful.]

1.

That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty; comeliness; grace; loveliness.

Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. Court of Love.

2.

Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty.

By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is wanting in the beauty of their bodies. Ray.

 

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