Virtue
31virtue — See: BY VIRTUE OF, MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY …
32virtue — noun /ˈvəː.tjuː,ˈvəː.tʃuː/ a) The inherent power or efficacy of something . many Egyptians still worry that the Brotherhood, by virtue of discipline and experience, would hold an unfair advantage if elections were held too soon. b) Accordance… …
33virtue — See: by virtue of, make a virtue of necessity …
34virtue — [ və:tju:, tʃu:] noun 1》 behaviour showing high moral standards. ↘a quality considered morally good or desirable. ↘a good or useful quality of a thing. 2》 archaic virginity or chastity. Phrases by (or in) virtue of because or as a result… …
35virtue — noun 1) the simple virtue of peasant life Syn: goodness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honour 2) promptness was not one of his virtues Syn: good point, good quality, strong point …
36virtue — see virtue is its own reward patience is a virtue …
37virtue — noun Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Anglo French, from Latin virtut , virtus strength, manliness, virtue, from vir man more at virile Date: 13th century 1. a. conformity to a standard of right ; morality b. a particular moral… …
38virtue — Synonyms and related words: Dutch courage, advantageousness, affection, agreeableness, amperage, arete, armipotence, asset, assured probity, attribute, auspiciousness, authority, because of, beef, beneficialness, benevolence, benignity, black… …
39virtue — Lists of virtues in the NT correspond closely with those in the philosophical tradition of the Stoics (e.g. Phil. 4:8). There is an overlap between Christian and natural ethics, though the contexts differ. In the NT virtue is said to be the… …
40virtue — the property of not having copulated extramaritally Literally, conformity with all moral standards, but in this use of women since the 16th century, and in the centuries subsequently when wives were expected to be virtuous: Their… …
