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- Dictionaryvir·tue/ˈvərCHo͞o/
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.
noun. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. Antonyms: vice. conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. Synonyms: integrity, probity. chastity; virginity: to lose one's virtue. a particular moral excellence. Compare cardinal virtues, natural virtue, theological virtue.
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. The word virtue comes from the Latin root vir, for man. At first virtue meant manliness or valor, but over time it settled into the sense of moral excellence.
(formal) by means of or because of something. She got the job by virtue of her greater experience. make a virtue of something. to manage to present as a good quality something that other people might consider to be bad. There are artists who make a virtue of repetition. make a virtue of necessity.
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.
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.
VIRTUE definition: 1. an advantage or useful quality: 2. a good quality that someone has: 3. behaviour that is…. Learn more.
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.
In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose actions that succeed in showing high moral standards: doing what is said to be right and avoiding what is wrong in a given field of endeavour, even when doing so may be unnecessary from a utilitarian perspective.
