Obs. [ad. L. clāritūdo clearness, f. clār-us clear: see -TUDE.] Clearness, brightness.

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1560.  Rolland, Crt. Venus, II. 699. On the first reill was keruit Claritude.

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1599.  A. M., trans. Gabelhouer’s Bk. Physicke, 58/2. Annoyncte therwith the Eyes, and they will continue their claritude as long as you live.

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a. 1670.  Hacket, Cent. Serm. (1675), 420. It was not … so complete a claritude as will adorn the Lamb of God hereafter.

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  b.  concr. (with pl.) A thing of brightness.

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1648.  Jos. Beaumont, Psyche, VII. lvii. (T.). Those Claritudes which gild the skies. Ibid. (1702), VII. clxvi. (R.). Mirrors of purer Claritudes than move About the silver heav’ns.

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