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Virtue
(gcide) | 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. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Built too strong
For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman.
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2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the
production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;
efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
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Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.
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A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his
syntax. --De Quincey.
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The virtue of his midnight agony. --Keble.
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3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the
material or sensible substance.
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She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir.
J. Davies.
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4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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I made virtue of necessity. --Chaucer.
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In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is
better observed than in Terence, who thought the
sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in
of sentences. --B. Jonson.
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5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;
purity of soul; performance of duty.
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Virtue only makes our bliss below. --Pope.
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If there's Power above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he must delight in virtue.
--Addison.
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6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of
temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of
compassion." --Shak. "Remember all his virtues."
--Addison.
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7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity
of women; virginity.
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H. I believe the girl has virtue.
M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the
world to attempt to corrupt it. --Goldsmith.
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8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
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Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a.
In virtue of, or By virtue of, through the force of; by
authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue
of this fable, which procured him reception in all the
towns." --Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in
virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of
piety." --Atterbury.
Theological virtues, the three virtues, faith, hope, and
charity. See --1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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virtue
(wn) | virtue
n 1: the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is
wrong [syn: virtue, virtuousness, moral excellence]
2: any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"
[syn: merit, virtue] [ant: demerit, fault]
3: morality with respect to sexual relations [syn: virtue,
chastity, sexual morality]
4: a particular moral excellence |
virtue
(vera) | VIRTUE
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cardinal virtue
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in virtue of
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natural virtue
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supernatural virtue
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theological virtue
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virtues
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By virtue of
(gcide) | 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. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Built too strong
For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman.
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2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the
production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;
efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
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Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.
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A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his
syntax. --De Quincey.
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The virtue of his midnight agony. --Keble.
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3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the
material or sensible substance.
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She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir.
J. Davies.
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4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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I made virtue of necessity. --Chaucer.
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In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is
better observed than in Terence, who thought the
sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in
of sentences. --B. Jonson.
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5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;
purity of soul; performance of duty.
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Virtue only makes our bliss below. --Pope.
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If there's Power above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he must delight in virtue.
--Addison.
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6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of
temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of
compassion." --Shak. "Remember all his virtues."
--Addison.
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7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity
of women; virginity.
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H. I believe the girl has virtue.
M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the
world to attempt to corrupt it. --Goldsmith.
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8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
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Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a.
In virtue of, or By virtue of, through the force of; by
authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue
of this fable, which procured him reception in all the
towns." --Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in
virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of
piety." --Atterbury.
Theological virtues, the three virtues, faith, hope, and
charity. See --1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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Cardinal virtues
(gcide) | 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. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Built too strong
For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman.
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2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the
production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;
efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
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Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.
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A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his
syntax. --De Quincey.
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The virtue of his midnight agony. --Keble.
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3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the
material or sensible substance.
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She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir.
J. Davies.
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4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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I made virtue of necessity. --Chaucer.
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In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is
better observed than in Terence, who thought the
sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in
of sentences. --B. Jonson.
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5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;
purity of soul; performance of duty.
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Virtue only makes our bliss below. --Pope.
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If there's Power above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he must delight in virtue.
--Addison.
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6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of
temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of
compassion." --Shak. "Remember all his virtues."
--Addison.
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7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity
of women; virginity.
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H. I believe the girl has virtue.
M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the
world to attempt to corrupt it. --Goldsmith.
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8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
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Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a.
In virtue of, or By virtue of, through the force of; by
authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue
of this fable, which procured him reception in all the
towns." --Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in
virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of
piety." --Atterbury.
Theological virtues, the three virtues, faith, hope, and
charity. See --1 Cor. xiii. 13.
[1913 Webster]Cardinal \Car"di*nal\, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of
a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F.
cardinal.]
Of fundamental importance; pre["e]minent; superior; chief;
principal.
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The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. --Sir T.
Browne.
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Impudence is now a cardinal virtue. --Drayton.
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But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.
--Shak.
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Cardinal numbers, the numbers one, two, three, etc., in
distinction from first, second, third, etc., which are
called ordinal numbers.
Cardinal points
(a) (Geol.) The four principal points of the compass, or
intersections of the horizon with the meridian and the
prime vertical circle, north, south east, and west.
(b) (Astrol.) The rising and setting of the sun, the zenith
and nadir.
Cardinal signs (Astron.) Aries, Libra, Cancer, and
Capricorn.
Cardinal teeth (Zool.), the central teeth of bivalve shell.
See Bivalve.
Cardinal veins (Anat.), the veins in vertebrate embryos,
which run each side of the vertebral column and returm the
blood to the heart. They remain through life in some
fishes.
Cardinal virtues, pre["e]minent virtues; among the
ancients, prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude.
Cardinal winds, winds which blow from the cardinal points
due north, south, east, or west.
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In virtue of
(gcide) | 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. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Built too strong
For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman.
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2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the
production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;
efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
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Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.
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A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his
syntax. --De Quincey.
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The virtue of his midnight agony. --Keble.
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3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the
material or sensible substance.
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She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir.
J. Davies.
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4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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I made virtue of necessity. --Chaucer.
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In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is
better observed than in Terence, who thought the
sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in
of sentences. --B. Jonson.
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5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;
purity of soul; performance of duty.
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Virtue only makes our bliss below. --Pope.
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If there's Power above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he must delight in virtue.
--Addison.
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6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of
temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of
compassion." --Shak. "Remember all his virtues."
--Addison.
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7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity
of women; virginity.
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H. I believe the girl has virtue.
M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the
world to attempt to corrupt it. --Goldsmith.
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8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
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Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a.
In virtue of, or By virtue of, through the force of; by
authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue
of this fable, which procured him reception in all the
towns." --Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in
virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of
piety." --Atterbury.
Theological virtues, the three virtues, faith, hope, and
charity. See --1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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Theological virtues
(gcide) | 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. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Built too strong
For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman.
[1913 Webster]
2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the
production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;
efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
[1913 Webster]
Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.
[1913 Webster]
A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his
syntax. --De Quincey.
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The virtue of his midnight agony. --Keble.
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3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the
material or sensible substance.
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She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir.
J. Davies.
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4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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I made virtue of necessity. --Chaucer.
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In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is
better observed than in Terence, who thought the
sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in
of sentences. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;
purity of soul; performance of duty.
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Virtue only makes our bliss below. --Pope.
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If there's Power above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he must delight in virtue.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]
6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of
temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of
compassion." --Shak. "Remember all his virtues."
--Addison.
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7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity
of women; virginity.
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H. I believe the girl has virtue.
M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the
world to attempt to corrupt it. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
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Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a.
In virtue of, or By virtue of, through the force of; by
authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue
of this fable, which procured him reception in all the
towns." --Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in
virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of
piety." --Atterbury.
Theological virtues, the three virtues, faith, hope, and
charity. See --1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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Virtue
(gcide) | 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. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
[Obs.] --Shak.
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Built too strong
For force or virtue ever to expugn. --Chapman.
[1913 Webster]
2. Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the
production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency;
efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
[1913 Webster]
Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.
[1913 Webster]
A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his
syntax. --De Quincey.
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The virtue of his midnight agony. --Keble.
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3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the
material or sensible substance.
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She moves the body which she doth possess,
Yet no part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir.
J. Davies.
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4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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I made virtue of necessity. --Chaucer.
[1913 Webster]
In the Greek poets, . . . the economy of poems is
better observed than in Terence, who thought the
sole grace and virtue of their fable the sticking in
of sentences. --B. Jonson.
[1913 Webster]
5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;
purity of soul; performance of duty.
[1913 Webster]
Virtue only makes our bliss below. --Pope.
[1913 Webster]
If there's Power above us,
And that there is all nature cries aloud
Through all her works, he must delight in virtue.
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]
6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of
temperance, of charity, etc. "The very virtue of
compassion." --Shak. "Remember all his virtues."
--Addison.
[1913 Webster]
7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity
of women; virginity.
[1913 Webster]
H. I believe the girl has virtue.
M. And if she has, I should be the last man in the
world to attempt to corrupt it. --Goldsmith.
[1913 Webster]
8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
[1913 Webster]
Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a.
In virtue of, or By virtue of, through the force of; by
authority of. "He used to travel through Greece by virtue
of this fable, which procured him reception in all the
towns." --Addison. "This they shall attain, partly in
virtue of the promise made by God, and partly in virtue of
piety." --Atterbury.
Theological virtues, the three virtues, faith, hope, and
charity. See --1 Cor. xiii. 13.
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Virtueless
(gcide) | Virtueless \Vir"tue*less\, a.
Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities;
powerless.
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Virtueless she wished all herbs and charms. --Fairfax.
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cardinal virtue
(wn) | cardinal virtue
n 1: one of the seven preeminent virtues |
natural virtue
(wn) | natural virtue
n 1: (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature |
supernatural virtue
(wn) | supernatural virtue
n 1: according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues
(faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the
natural virtues [syn: theological virtue, {supernatural
virtue}] |
theological virtue
(wn) | theological virtue
n 1: according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues
(faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the
natural virtues [syn: theological virtue, {supernatural
virtue}] |
virtues
(devil) | VIRTUES, n.pl. Certain abstentions.
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