virtue

Everyday

1. Virtue is goodness and right behaviour. tree →
2. A virtue is a good quality in a person, such as honesty, kindness, patience or courage. tree →
3. A virtue of something is a good point or advantage: «The virtue of this bike is that it's light». tree →
4. «By virtue of» (formal) means because of. tree →

In the lessons

In ethics and religious education pupils learn virtues such as honesty, fairness and courage; Christians speak of faith, hope and love (charity) as virtues. Proverbs: «Patience is a virtue». Phrases: «patience is a virtue», «make a virtue of necessity», «by virtue of».

Examples

• Honesty is an important virtue. tree →
• Patience is a virtue, my gran always says. tree →
• The story shows the virtue of courage. tree →
• Christians speak of faith, hope and love as the three great virtues. tree →
• One virtue of this tent is that it's easy to put up. tree →
• She won the prize by virtue of her hard work. tree →
• Kindness is a virtue everyone can practise. tree →
• "Modestia is a beautiful virtue," said the man. tree →

Note

Uncountable (goodness) and countable (a good quality). Adjective: virtuous. Opposite: vice. Do not confuse «virtue» with «virtual» (seeming real but not really, like virtual reality).

In Jewish tradition

Interpretation: In Sefer Yetzirah, each of the thirty-two paths has a special power or quality. A path's virtue shows what it does in creation. In the primary lessons: In ethics and religious education pupils learn virtues such as honesty, fairness and courage; Christians speak of faith, hope and love (charity) as virtues. Proverbs: «Patience is a virtue». Phrases: «patience is a virtue», «make a virtue of necessity», «by virtue of».

Examples

• and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
• The Twenty-third Path is the Stable Intelligence, and it is so called because it has the virtue of consistency among all numerations. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →
• The Twenty-second Path is the Faithful Intelligence, and is so called because by it spiritual virtues are increased, and all dwellers on earth are nearly under its shadow. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

Note

Uncountable (goodness) and countable (a good quality). Adjective: virtuous. Opposite: vice. Do not confuse «virtue» with «virtual» (seeming real but not really, like virtual reality).