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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