virtue
IPA: vˈɝtʃu
noun
- (uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
- A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.
- Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
- An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
- (Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim.
- (uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
- (obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being.
- The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).
- A surname.
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Examples of "virtue" in Sentences
- I learned the virtues of humility.
- Clemency is the virtue of the great.
- Diligence is one of the seven virtues.
- It has the virtue of being effortless.
- It represents the virtue of temperance.
- Is not modesty the foundation of all virtue
- Diligence and punctuality are shared virtues.
- The lesson of virtue was added to the program.
- The discourses were on the virtues of Christianity.
- It is the fourth of the Cardinal virtues in the Tarot.
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