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pulchritude
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pulchritude \Pul"chri*tude\, n. [L. pulchritudo, fr. pulcher
beautiful.]
1. That quality of appearance which pleases the eye; beauty;
comeliness; grace; loveliness.
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Piercing our heartes with thy pulchritude. --Court
of Love.
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2. Attractive moral excellence; moral beauty.
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By the pulchritude of their souls make up what is
wanting in the beauty of their bodies. --Ray.
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