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noun
- 1. behavior showing high moral standards: "paragons of virtue" Similar Opposite
- 2. (in traditional Christian angelology) the seventh highest order of the ninefold celestial hierarchy.
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The meaning of VIRTUE is conformity to a standard of right : morality. How to use virtue in a sentence.
VIRTUE definition: 1. a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good: 2. an advantage…. Learn more.
an effective, active, or inherent power or force. by virtue of or in virtue of. on account of or by reason of. make a virtue of necessity. to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case.
Virtue is the quality of being morally good. If you're writing a screenplay and you want it to be a real tearjerker, make sure your hero is full of virtue. SKIP TO CONTENT
1. the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness. 2. a particular moral excellence. the virtue of tolerance. 3. any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity) 4. any admirable quality, feature, or trait.
virtue. noun. /ˈvɜːtʃuː/ /ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ Idioms. [uncountable] (formal) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards. He led a life of virtue. She was certainly no paragon of virtue (= her moral standards were very far from perfect). Extra Examples. Topics Personal qualities c1. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.
n. 1. a. Moral excellence and righteousness; goodness. b. An example or kind of moral excellence: the virtue of patience. 2. Archaic Chastity, especially in a woman. 3. A particularly efficacious, good, or beneficial quality; advantage: a plan with the virtue of being practical. 4. Effective force or power: believed in the virtue of prayer.
VIRTUE definition: 1. an advantage or useful quality: 2. a good quality that someone has: 3. behaviour that is…. Learn more.
the reward for acting in a moral or correct way is the knowledge that you have done so, and you should not expect more than this, for example praise from other people or payment. See virtue in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Check pronunciation: virtue. Definition of virtue noun in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary.
Definitions of 'virtue'. 1. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. [...] 2. A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. [...] 3. The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else.
