1. virtue

    noun

    1. Moral excellence and righteousness; goodness.
    2. An example or kind of moral excellence.
      "the virtue of patience."
    3. Chastity, especially in a woman.

    noun

    1. Moral excellence and righteousness; goodness.
    2. An example or kind of moral excellence.
      "the virtue of patience."
    3. Chastity, especially in a woman.
    4. A particularly efficacious, good, or beneficial quality; advantage.
      "a plan with the virtue of being practical."
    5. Effective force or power.
      "believed in the virtue of prayer."
    6. The fifth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
    7. Manly courage; valor.

    idiom

    1. (by /in) On the grounds or basis of; by reason of.
      "well-off by virtue of a large inheritance."
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    Virtue is the fount whence honour springs Christopher Marlowe Tamburlaine the Great Virtue is its own reward Cicero De Finibus Virtue is like a rich stone, best plain set Francis Bacon Essays Who can find a virtuous woman? For her price is far above rubies Bible: Proverbs For 'tis some virtue, virtue to commend William Congreve Virtue could see to do what Virtue would
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    There is no inherent virtue in having read all the latest books. The brochure makes a positive virtue of the island's isolated position. There is, of course, no inherent virtue in moderation. a story celebrating the virtues of democracy; He was going on about the virtues of the internet. Her book has the cardinal virtue of simplicity.

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    Virtue

    A virtue 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. 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. When someone takes pleasure in doing what is right, even when it is difficult or initially unpleasant, they can establish virtue as a habit. Such a person is said to be virtuous through having cultivated such a disposition. The opposite of virtue is vice. Other examples of this notion include the concept of merit in Asian traditions as well as De. Wikipedia

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