- theological virtue
- noun Date: 1526 one of the three spiritual graces faith, hope, and charity drawing the soul to God according to scholastic theology
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theological virtue — one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God . Also called supernatural virtue. Cf. natural virtue. [1520 30] * * * … Universalium
theological virtue — noun according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues • Syn: ↑supernatural virtue • Hypernyms: ↑cardinal virtue • … Useful english dictionary
theological virtue — theolog′ical vir′tue n. pho any of the three graces, faith, hope, or charity, infused into the soul by a special grace of God • Etymology: 1520–30 … From formal English to slang
Love, Theological Virtue of — • The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul (1 Cor., xiii, 13), usually called charity, defined: a divinely infused habit, inclining the human will to cherish God for his own sake above all things, and man for the sake… … Catholic encyclopedia
Love (Theological Virtue) — Love (Theological Virtue) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Love (Theological Virtue) The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul (1 Cor., xiii, 13), usually called charity, defined: a divinely infused habit, inclining … Catholic encyclopedia
Charity, Theological Virtue of — • The third and greatest of the Divine virtues enumerated by St. Paul (1 Cor., xiii, 13), usually called charity, defined: a divinely infused habit, inclining the human will to cherish God for his own sake above all things, and man for the sake… … Catholic encyclopedia
Virtue — • According to its etymology the word virtue (Latin virtus) signifies manliness or courage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virtue Virtue … Catholic encyclopedia
Virtue of Religion — Virtue of Religion † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Virtue of Religion Of the three proposed derivations of the word religion , that suggested by Lactantius and endorsed by St. Augustine seems perhaps to accord better with the idea than the… … Catholic encyclopedia
virtue — virtueless, adj. virtuelessness, n. /verr chooh/, n. 1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 2. conformity of one s life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude. 3. chastity; virginity: to lose one s virtue. 4. a … Universalium
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