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virtue
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virtue
n.
goodness; uprightness, integrity; morality (especially in sexual conduct); good quality
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Virtue
Virtue (, "arete") is moral excellence. A virtue is a positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting collective and individual greatness. The opposite of virtue is vice.
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virtue
Noun
1. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
(synonym) virtuousness, moral excellence
(hypernym) good, goodness
2. any admirable quality or attribute; "work of great merit"
(synonym) merit
(hypernym) worth
3. morality with respect to sexual relations
(synonym) chastity, sexual morality
(hypernym) morality
(hyponym) honor, honour, purity
(attribute) chaste
4. a particular moral excellence
(hypernym) good, goodness
(hyponym) cardinal virtue
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virtue
n.
počestnost; slušnost; ctnost; dobrá vlastnost; přednost; výhoda
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virtue
Rzecz.
cnota; zaleta
