virtue : Idioms & Phrases
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cardinal virtue
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noun one of the seven preeminent virtues
cardinal virtue.
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Cardinal virtues
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noun one of the seven preeminent virtues
cardinal virtue.
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- preëminent virtues; among the ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
Webster 1913
In , ∨ By , virtue of
- through the force of; by authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue of this fable, which procured him reception in all the towns." Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of piety." Atterbury.
Webster 1913
natural virtue
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noun (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
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supernatural virtue
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noun according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
theological virtue; supernatural virtue.
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theological virtue
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noun according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
theological virtue; supernatural virtue.
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Theological virtues
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noun according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
theological virtue; supernatural virtue.
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- the three virtues, faith, hope, and charity. See 1 Cor. xiii. 13.
