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No one who is in this world will deny that evils exist. What, then, do we say? That evil is not a living and animated substance, but a condition of the soul which is opposed to virtue and which springs up In the slothful because of their falling away from good.
Saint Basil

Meaning of "virtue" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VIRTUE

Vertu, from Old French, from Latin virtūs manliness, courage, from vir man.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF VIRTUE

virtue  [ˈvɜːtjuː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VIRTUE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Virtue is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES VIRTUE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Virtue

Virtue is moral excellence. A virtue is a positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting collective and individual greatness. The opposite of virtue is vice.

Definition of virtue in the English dictionary

The first definition of virtue in the dictionary is the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness. Other definition of virtue is a particular moral excellence. Virtue is also any of the cardinal virtues or theological virtues.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VIRTUE


avenue
ˈævɪˌnjuː
continue
kənˈtɪnjuː
debut
ˈdeɪbjuː
due
djuː
few
fjuː
hue
hjuː
Hugh
hjuː
impromptu
ɪmˈprɒmptjuː
interview
ˈɪntəˌvjuː
knew
njuː
lieu
ljuː
Matthew
ˈmæθjuː
menu
ˈmɛnjuː
meu
mjuː
mu
mjuː
new
njuː
statue
ˈstætjuː
stew
stjuː
tew
tjuː
you
juː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VIRTUE

virtual image
virtual memory
virtual reality
virtual storage
virtualise
virtualism
virtualist
virtuality
virtualize
virtually
virtueless
virtues
virtuosa
virtuose
virtuosi
virtuosic
virtuosity
virtuoso
virtuosoship
virtuous

WORDS THAT END LIKE VIRTUE

antique
battue
blue
boutique
catalogue
clique
issue
La Tortue
league
out of the blue
politique
rue
sue
technique
true
unique
unvirtue
value
venue
woman of easy virtue

Synonyms and antonyms of virtue in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «VIRTUE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «virtue» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of virtue

Translation of «virtue» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VIRTUE

Find out the translation of virtue to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of virtue from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «virtue» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

正直
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

virtud
570 millions of speakers

English

virtue
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुण्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فضيلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добродетель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

virtude
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুণ্য
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

vertu
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kebaikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tugend
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

善行
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

선행
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kabecikan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đức
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நல்லொழுக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सद्गुण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

meziyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

virtù
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

cnota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

чеснота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

virtute
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

δυνάμει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

grond
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

kraft
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dyd
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of virtue

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRTUE»

The term «virtue» is very widely used and occupies the 14.925 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of virtue
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «VIRTUE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «virtue» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «virtue» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about virtue

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10 QUOTES WITH «VIRTUE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word virtue.
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Shmuel Yosef Agnon
I returned to Jerusalem, and it is by virtue of Jerusalem that I have written all that God has put into my heart and into my pen.
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Akhenaton
When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist.
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Dante Alighieri
Consider your origins: you were not made to live as brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.
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Maya Angelou
One isn't necessarily born with courage, but one is born with potential. Without courage, we cannot practice any other virtue with consistency. We can't be kind, true, merciful, generous, or honest.
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Julian Baggini
The mark of a mature, psychologically healthy mind is indeed the ability to live with uncertainty and ambiguity, but only as much as there really is. Uncertainty is no virtue when the facts are clear, and ambiguity is mere obfuscation when more precise terms are applicable.
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Saint Basil
No one who is in this world will deny that evils exist. What, then, do we say? That evil is not a living and animated substance, but a condition of the soul which is opposed to virtue and which springs up In the slothful because of their falling away from good.
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Kurt Bills
My hope is that people begin to understand what the fiscal realities are - how economic virtue differs from political virtue - and develop a realization of their individual economic philosophy in comparison to their perceived political ideology.
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Henry Bolingbroke
Patriotism must be founded on great principals and supported by great virtue.
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Adam Braun
I could enjoy the life that I had by virtue of the educational attainment that my grandparents and parents had pursued. Education was always incredibly valued in our family.
10
James Buchan
Saudi Arabia is a puritanical state that claims a monopoly of wisdom and virtue.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VIRTUE»

Discover the use of virtue in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to virtue and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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After Virtue
'After Virtue' provides a re-evaluation of contemporary moral philosophy. The author elaborates his position on the connection between philosophy and history, relativism, and the relation of moral philosophy to theology.
Alasdair MacIntyre, 2013
2
Virtue
A comprehensive introduction to virtue ethics in general and some important particular virtues in moral theology and the Christian life.
Charles E. Curran, Lisa A. Fullam, 2011
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Sovereign Virtue: The Theory and Practice of Equality
1. Equality of welfare
Ronald Dworkin, 2002
4
The Christian Case for Virtue Ethics
Ecumenical in tone, this book provides a thorough but accessible introduction to recent philosophical accounts of virtue and offers an original, explicitly Christian adaptation of these ideas.
Joseph J. Kotva, 1996
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The Virtue of Selfishness
Ayn Rand here sets forth the moral principles of Objectivism, the philosophy that holds human life--the life proper to a rational being--as the standard of moral values and regards altruism as incompatible with man's nature, with the ...
Ayn Rand, 1964
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The Dark Sides of Virtue: Reassessing International ...
Rooted in Kennedy's own experience in numerous humanitarian efforts, the book examines campaigns for human rights, refugee protection, economic development, and for humanitarian limits to the conduct of war.
David Kennedy, 2011
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Angel Numbers
This new book focuses on numbers such as 123, 337, 885, and so on. Whether you're seeing these numbers on license plates, telephone numbers, the clock, or other locations, they're very real messages from the angels.
Doreen Virtue, 2005
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Machiavelli's Virtue
"The book brings together essays that have mapped [Mansfield's] paths of reflection over the past thirty years. . .
Harvey C. Mansfield, 1998
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On Virtue Ethics
Rosalind Hursthouse, who has made notable contributions to this development, now presents a full exposition and defence of her neo-Aristotelian version of virtue ethics.
Rosalind Hursthouse, 1999
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Towards Justice and Virtue: A Constructive Account of ...
Constructs an account of the basic principles for moving towards just institutions and virtuous lives.
Onora O'Neill, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VIRTUE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term virtue is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's in a name? For 'Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of …
FILE - This file photo released by Twentieth Century Fox shows Michael Keaton, left, as Riggan in a scene from the film, "Birdman, or (The Unexpected Virtue of ... «Fox News, Feb 15»
2
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir unsure about skating future
KELOWNA, B.C. – Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir prepared for last season as if it was their last, and when Moir knelt down and kissed the Olympic rings on the ice ... «MetroNews Canada, Nov 14»
3
Woman attacked at Virtue Cedar Park day center dies
Virtue is deeply saddened by the unfortunate incident that occurred at our location yesterday. Virtue is offering professional support to all staff and consumers ... «KXAN.com, Oct 14»
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Virtue and Moir won't compete this year, but not retiring
Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir, the 2010 Olympic ice dance gold medallists, will not compete this season but aren't yet retiring. The Canadians won silver in Sochi ... «CBC.ca, Sep 14»
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Size matters when convincing your brain to eat healthier foods
Variety may trump virtue when it comes to the struggle to eat healthy, says a Vanderbilt marketing professor who studies consumer self-control and endorses ... «Vanderbilt University News, Aug 14»
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Marquette Receives $2.6 Million Dollar Grant to Research Virtue
Ancient Greek philosopher, Aristotle, believed that virtue is entrenched state of character, it is dispositional, and it produces virtuous actions that are ... «WUWM, Apr 14»
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Patrick Chan, Tessa Virtue, Scott Moir will miss World Championships
Three-time world champion Patrick Chan and two-time world ice dance champions Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir were not on the Canadian roster for the Saitama, ... «NBCSports.com, Mar 14»
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Judge not, skating judges, lest ye be judged: The story we didn't see …
Canada's Tessa Virtue and Canada's Scott Moir perform in the Figure Skating Ice Dance Free Dance at the Iceberg Skating Palace during the Sochi Winter ... «Alaska Highway News, Feb 14»
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Davis and White vs. Virtue and Moir: Anatomy of a figure skating rivalry
Virtue and Moir had their breakout moment at the 2008 World Championships, with an exquisite long program. They won this section of the program but came in ... «Washington Post, Feb 14»
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Sochi Olympics ice dance fix talk throws Virtue, Moir for loop: DiManno
Virtue put a foot wrong in the spinning rotational element during the short program of the team event Saturday night, so there was no quibbling about the ... «Toronto Star, Feb 14»

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