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Look up: gravitas

  1. gravitas
    Latin, meaning: weight, seriousness, dignity, importance.
    Found on http://archives.nd.edu/ggg.htm

  2. Gravitas
    (Latin) "gravity", a greatly valued Roman characteristic; gravitas meant that one took seriously public and private responsibilities and realized their importance.
    Found on http://ablemedia.com/ctcweb/glossary/glo

  3. gravitas
    noun formality in bearing and appearance; `he behaved with great dignity`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  4. Gravitas
    `Gravitas` (from Latin) is a quality of substance or depth of personality. `Gravitas` (specifically dignity, seriousness, and duty) is one of the several virtues that ancient Roman society expected men to possess, along with `pietas` and `dignitas`. `Gravitas` should not be confused with `gravity` in the sense of importance, although they have a common etymology, coming from the Latin for weightiness. For examples of use, see the .
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitas

  5. Gravitas
    `Gravitas` (from Latin) is a quality of substance or depth of personality. `Gravitas` (specifically dignity, seriousness, and duty) is one of the several virtues that ancient Roman society expected men to possess, along with `pietas` and `dignitas`. `Gravitas` should not be confused with `gravity` in the sense of importance, although they have a common etymology, coming from the Latin for weightiness. For examples of use, see the .
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitas

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