How to pronounce “virtue”

Meaning

• [Noun]
• (conceptually): (uncountable) The idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human traits known as "the virtues", the enumeration of which vary by the many virtue systems which have developed within different cultures, religions, and historical periods.
• (uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct. [from 13th c.]
• (countable) An attribute of a personality (a "personality trait") which predisposes a person to behaviors resulting in human goodness; an admirable quality.
• A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person. [from 13th c.]
• 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. [from 14th c.]
• An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage. [from 14th c.]
• (Christianity) A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and archangels, and below seraphim and cherubim. [from 14th c.]
• (uncountable) Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity. [from 17th c.]
• (obsolete) The inherent power of a god, or other supernatural being. [13th–19th c.]
• The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases). [from 13th c.]

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