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virtue::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | moral excellence, virtuousness |
| Type of | good, goodness |
| Derivation | virtuous |
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | good, goodness |
| Has types | cardinal virtue |
| Derivation | virtuous |
Examples of virtue
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Polite people avoid virtue in conversation even more than religion and politics.
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This theory has the virtue of being based strictly on space-time considerations.
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Still, McNamara cannot suppress the virtue or vice of his efficiency altogether.
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Like Ichiro, Keeler was a deft slap hitter who regarded consistency as a virtue.
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Another man at the zenith of power clings to virtue and a hunger for conformity.
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The desire to serve is part of human nature, and a particularly American virtue.
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By virtue of its league-worst 15-67 record, Miami is guaranteed a top-four pick.
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Rather, they affirm their own virtue by pointing an accusatory finger at others.
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As this book hits stores, Cooper will no doubt get further kudos for her virtue.
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- The quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
- Merit: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"
- Morality with respect to sexual relations
- A particular moral excellence
- (virtuous) morally excellent
- (virtuous) pure: in a state of sexual virginity; "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"
- Virtue is the first album of gospel group, Virtue. The self-titled release spawned three singles "Greatest Part Of Me ", "Let the Redeemed", and "I Must Tell Jesus".
- According to medieval Christian theologians, the Angels are organized into several orders, or Angelic Choirs.
- Ethan Edwards is a fictional character, a superhero in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a pastiche of the DC Comics character Superman. He first appeared in Marvel Knights Spider-Man #13.
