virtue
Roget-categorie 944
6. Words relating to the sentient and moral› 6.4. Moral affections
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#944.
Virtue
zelfstandig naamwoord
virtue —
virtuousness
etc.
adj. —
morality —
moral rectitude —
integrity
etc.
(probity)
939 —
nobleness
etc.
873.
morals —
ethics
etc.
(duty)
926 —
cardinal virtues.
merit,
worth,
desert,
excellence,
credit —
self-control
etc.
(resolution)
604 —
self-denial
etc.
(temperance)
953.
well-doing —
good actions,
good behavior —
discharge of duty,
fulfillment of duty,
performance of duty —
well-spent life —
innocence
etc.
946.
werkwoord
be virtuous
etc.
adj. —
practice virtue
etc.
n. —
do one's duty,
fulfill one's duty,
perform one's duty,
discharge one's duty —
redeem one's pledge,
keep one's promise
etc.
926 —
act well,
act one's part —
fight the good fight —
acquit oneself well —
command one's passions,
master one's passions —
keep in the right path.
set an example,
set a good example —
be on one's good behavior,
be on one's best behavior.
bijvoeglijk naamwoord
virtuous,
good —
innocent
etc.
946 —
meritorious,
deserving,
worthy,
desertful†,
correct —
dutiful,
duteous —
moral —
right,
righteous,
right-minded —
well-intentioned,
creditable,
laudable,
commendable,
praiseworthy —
above all praise,
beyond all praise —
excellent,
admirable —
sterling,
pure,
noble —
whole-souled†.
exemplary —
matchless,
peerless —
saintly,
saint-like —
heaven-born,
angelic,
seraphic,
godlike.
bijwoord
virtuously
&c.,
adj. —
e merito [Lat.].
uitdrukking
esse quam videri bonus malebat [Lat.]
[Sallust];
Schonheit vergeht Tugend besteht [G.] —
virtue the greatest of all monarchies"
[Swift];
virtus laudatur et alget
[Juvenal];
virtus vincit invidiam [Lat.].
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