What does Virtuous mean?

Definitions for Virtuous
ˈvɜr tʃu əsvir·tu·ous

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. virtuousadjective

    morally excellent

  2. pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuousadjective

    in a state of sexual virginity

    "pure and vestal modesty"; "a spinster or virgin lady"; "men have decreed that their women must be pure and virginal"

Wiktionary

  1. virtuousadjective

    Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.

  2. Etymology: From Middle English, Anglo Norman, ultimately from virtuōsus, from virtus.

Wikipedia

  1. virtuous

    Virtue (Latin: virtus) is moral excellence. A virtue is a trait or quality that is deemed to be morally good and thus is valued as a foundation of principle and good moral being. In other words, it is a behavior that shows high moral standards: doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. The opposite of virtue is vice. Other examples of this notion include the concept of merit in Asian traditions as well as De (Chinese 德). Buddhism's four brahmavihara ("Divine States") can be regarded as virtues in the European sense.

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  1. virtuous

    Virtuous refers to having or showing high moral standards, or exhibiting behavior that is morally excellent, righteous, or ethical. Someone who is virtuous typically demonstrates qualities such as honesty, integrity, kindness, patience, selflessness, courage, and respect, among others. They often act in ways that are in accordance with moral and ethical principles.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Virtuousadjective

    possessing or exhibiting virtue

  2. Virtuousadjective

    exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave

  3. Virtuousadjective

    having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent

  4. Virtuousadjective

    having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action

  5. Virtuousadjective

    chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women

  6. Etymology: [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Virtuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Virtuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Virtuous in a Sentence

  1. Walter Bagehot:

    Nothing is more unpleasant that a virtuous person with a mean mind.

  2. Frederick Douglass:

    The life of the nation is secure only while the nation is honest, truthful, and virtuous.

  3. Thomas Paprocki:

    Reviewing these past cases has also reminded us that many years ago people didn't publicly discuss the kind of salacious allegations documented in these files, a virtuous intent to protect the faithful from scandal unfortunately prevented the transparency and awareness that has helped us confront this problem more directly over the past fifteen years. We are continuing to learn and strive to improve our assistance for those who are victims and survivors of child sexual abuse.

  4. John Maynard Keynes:

    The decadent international but individualistic capitalism in the hands of which we found ourselves after the war is not a success. It is not intelligent. It is not beautiful. It is not just. It is not virtuous. And it doesn't deliver the goods.

  5. Defense Secretary Ash Carter:

    This created a virtuous cycle of better intelligence, which generates more targets, more raids and more momentum.

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