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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ 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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
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 (Zo["o]l.), 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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
Built too strong For force or virtue ever to expugn.
--Chapman.
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.
Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue
had gone out of him, turned him about. --Mark v. 30.
A man was driven to depend for his security against
misunderstanding, upon the pure virtue of his
syntax. --De Quincey.
The virtue of his midnight agony. --Keble.
3. Energy or influence operating without contact of the
material or sensible substance.
She moves the body which she doth possess, Yet no
part toucheth, but by virtue's touch. --Sir. J.
Davies.
4. Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
I made virtue of necessity. --Chaucer.
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.
5. Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character;
purity of soul; performance of duty.
Virtue only makes our bliss below. --Pope.
If there's Power above us, And that there is all
nature cries aloud Through all her works, he must
delight in virtue. --Addison.
6. A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of
temperance, of charity, etc. ``The very virtue of
compassion.'' --Shak. ``Remember all his virtues.''
--Addison.
7. Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity
of women; virginity.
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.
8. pl. One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
Thrones, dominations, princedoms, virtues, powers.
--Milton.
Cardinal virtues. See under Cardinal, a.
In, 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
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.
The cardinal intersections of the zodiac. --Sir T.
Browne.
Impudence is now a cardinal virtue. --Drayton.
But cardinal sins, and hollow hearts, I fear ye.
--Shak.
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 (Zo["o]l.), 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.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
cardinal virtues
n.
(lb en Christianity) The four virtues of prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Cardinal Virtues
n.
(alternative form of en cardinal virtues)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
cardinal virtues
n.
(lb en Christianity) The four virtues of prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance.
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
Cardinal Virtues
n.
(alternative form of en cardinal virtues)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
cardinal virtues
n.
(lb en Christianity) The four virtues of prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance.
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Cardinal Virtues
n.
(alternative form of en cardinal virtues)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
cardinal virtues
n.
(lb en Christianity) The four virtues of prudence, justice,
fortitude, and temperance.
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Cardinal Virtues
n.
(alternative form of en cardinal virtues)
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