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- Dictionaryvirtue/ˈvəːtʃuː/
noun
- 1. behaviour 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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VIRTUE definition: 1. a good moral quality in a person, or the general quality of being morally good: 2. an advantage…. Learn more.
1. a. : conformity to a standard of right : morality. b. : a particular moral excellence. 2. : a beneficial quality or power of a thing. 3. : manly strength or courage : valor. 4. : a commendable quality or trait : merit. 5. : a capacity to act : potency. 6. : chastity especially in a woman. 7.
A virtue ( Latin: virtus) is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the " good of humanity" and thus is valued as an end purpose of life or a foundational principle of being.
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.
noun. the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness. a particular moral excellence. the virtue of tolerance. any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity) any admirable quality, feature, or trait. chastity, esp in women. archaic.
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.
Definition of virtue noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
n. 1. the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness. 2. a particular moral excellence: the virtue of tolerance. 3. (Theology) any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity) 4. any admirable quality, feature, or trait. 5. chastity, esp in women.
