virtue
Betekenis (Engels)
- Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
- A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.
- Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
- An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
- A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim.
- Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
- (obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being.
- The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).
Concepten
deugdzaamheid
deugdelijkheid
degelijkheid
soliditeit
deugdelijkheid
braafheid
degelijkheid
Synoniemen
moral sense
sexual morality
good point
good quality
great contributions
good qualities
moral excellence
result of merit
preponderance
admirable quality
propriety
moral soundness
moral merit
right-eousness
active force
sexual abstention
meritorious deed
feminine modesty
virtuous conduct
good deeds
effective force
moral principle
Frequentie
Met koppelteken als
vir‧tue
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈvɜː.t͡ʃuː/
Etymologie (Engels)
In summary
From Middle English vertu, virtue, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertu, virtu, from Latin virtus (“manliness, bravery, worth, moral excellence”), from vir (“man”). Doublet of vertu. See virile. In this sense, displaced Old English cræft, whence Modern English craft.
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