Virtue definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary VIRTUE, n. vur'tu. [L. virtus, from vireo, or its root ... In this literal and proper sense, we speak of the virtue or virtues of plants in medicine, and the virtues of ... signification of virtus among the Romans. Trust to thy single virtue. [This sense is nearly or quite obsolete.] 3. Moral goodness ... life and conversation to the moral law. In this sense, virtue may be, and in many instances must be, distinguished from ... convenience, or from compulsion, or from regard to reputation, is virtue, as distinct from religion. The practice of moral duties ...
virtue of definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Virtue Vir"tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See Virile, and cf. Virtu.] 1 ... spirit; valor. [Obs.] --Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman. 2. Active quality or power; capacity ... of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark ...
... OE bi, bi, be f. Gmc Webster's 1913 Dictionary Virtue Vir"tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See Virile, and cf. Virtu.] 1 ... spirit; valor. [Obs.] --Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman. 2. Active quality or power; capacity ... of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v ... to depend for his security against misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his syntax. --De Quincey. The virtue of his ...
... invoking, swearing, declaring, praying, etc. In prayer, it denotes by virtue of, or for the sake of. In the name of ... as adv. with verbs of motion Webster's 1913 Dictionary Virtue Vir"tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See Virile, and cf. Virtu.] 1 ... spirit; valor. [Obs.] --Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman. 2. Active quality or power; capacity ... of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark ...
Cardinal virtues definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Virtue Vir"tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See Virile, and cf. Virtu.] 1 ... spirit; valor. [Obs.] --Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman. 2. Active quality or power; capacity ... of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v ... to depend for his security against misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his syntax. --De Quincey. The virtue of his ...
virtue ethics definitions Britannica Concise Approach to ethics that takes the notion of virtue (often conceived as excellence) as fundamental. Virtue ethics is primarily concerned with traits of character that are ...
theological virtue definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: according to ... by God to round out the natural virtues [syn: theological virtue, supernatural virtue] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1526 one of the three ...
easy virtue definitions Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1785 sexually promiscuous behavior or habits < ladies of easy virtue > 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue A lady of easy virtue: an impure or prostitute.
supernatural virtue definitions WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: according to ... by God to round out the natural virtues [syn: theological virtue, supernatural virtue]
by virtue of definitions Merriam Webster's or in virtue of phrasal through the force of ; by authority of Moby ... to, hereby, herewith, in consideration of, in view of, in virtue of, on, on account of, owing to, per, thanks to ...
Theological virtues definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Virtue Vir"tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See Virile, and cf. Virtu.] 1 ... spirit; valor. [Obs.] --Shak. Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman. 2. Active quality or power; capacity ... of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine. Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v ... to depend for his security against misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his syntax. --De Quincey. The virtue of his ...
... maintain that his well-being lies in the realization of virtue. Questions as to existence, evolution and adequacy of a moral ... and is but the highest realization of that which heathen virtue was striving after. This is the Pauline view of human ... light of certain categories and concepts--such as end, good, virtue, duty, pleasure, egoism and altruism--which have been evolved through ... and he will do it. Hence, the famous Socratic dictum, "Virtue is knowledge and vice is ignorance." With all his intellectualism ... must not be imagined that he conceived of knowledge of virtue as distinct from interest. Everyone naturally seeks the good because ... was the first to direct attention to the nature of virtue, his one-sided and fragmentary conception of it received ...