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*'''O Kale! O Chariessa!''' is a verse from the poet Sappho [see Harvard 1982, ed D A Campbell #108] **''The meaning of the fragment is something to the'' ''effect "Oh beauty! Oh grace!" I think maybe it is'' ''in the vocative?'' [[http://www.rosenlake.net/fw/Sterling-fwake-l.html Source]] *'''χάρις''' (genitive χάριτος) f, 3rd declension; (kharis) 1. beauty, elegance, charm, grace 2. a favourable disposition towards someone: grace, favor, goodwill 3. a voluntary act of goodwill 4. gratitude, thanks 5. influence (opposite force) 6. gratification, delight **'''Kari''', a female name in England and a male name in some Nordic countries, is apparently derived from this word *'''carō''' Lat, n (genitive carnis); f, third declension 1. meat, flesh 2. pulp of a fruit **Therein the Fr. 'chair' (flesh) * '''Charis''' and '''Charissima''' are related to Charity and Charisma, and Charity refers to Love. [[Category: Greek phrases]]

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