What does virtuous mean?
Definitions for virtuous
ˈvɜr tʃu əsvir·tu·ous
Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word virtuous.
Princeton's WordNet
virtuous(adj)
morally excellent
pure, vestal, virgin, virginal, virtuous(adj)
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
virtuous(Adjective)
Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.
Etymology: From Middle English, Anglo Norman, ultimately from virtuōsus, from virtus.
Webster Dictionary
Virtuous(adj)
possessing or exhibiting virtue
Etymology: [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]
Virtuous(adj)
exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave
Etymology: [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]
Virtuous(adj)
having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent
Etymology: [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]
Virtuous(adj)
having moral excellence; characterized by morality; upright; righteous; pure; as, a virtuous action
Etymology: [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]
Virtuous(adj)
chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women
Etymology: [OE. vertuous, OF. vertuos, vertuous, F. vertueux, fr. L. Virtuous. See Virtue, and cf. Virtuoso.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of virtuous in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of virtuous in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of virtuous in a Sentence
Destiny is but a phrase of the weak human heart - the dark apology for every error. The strong and virtuous admit no destiny. On earth conscience guides; in heaven God watches. And destiny is but the phantom we invoke to silence the one and dethrone the other.
C. S. Lewis, The Abolition of Man:
It still remains true that no justification of virtue will enable a man to be virtuous.
What the statesman is most anxious to produce is a certain moral character in his fellow citizens, namely a disposition to virtue and the performance of virtuous actions.
Nothing worth doing is completed in our lifetime therefore, we must be saved by hope. Nothing true or beautiful or good makes complete sense in any immediate context of history therefore, we must be saved by faith. Nothing we do, however virtuous, can be accomplished alone therefore, we are saved by love.
Like an earthen pot, a bad man is easily broken, and cannot readily be restored to his former situation; but a virtuous man, like a vase of gold, is broken with difficulty, and easily repaired.
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- virtuósCatalan, Valencian
- ctnostnýCzech
- tugendhaft, züchtigGerman
- ηθικόςGreek
- virtuosoSpanish
- vertueuxFrench
- առաքինիArmenian
- berbudi luhurIndonesian
- virtuosoItalian
- מוּסָרִיHebrew
- 덕 있는Korean
- šķīsts, tikumīgsLatvian
- deugdzaamDutch
- yáʼátʼéehiiNavajo, Navaho
- cnotliwyPolish
- digno, nobre, virtuosoPortuguese
- virtuosRomanian
- целомудренный, доброде́тельныйRussian
- dygdig, dygdesamSwedish
- faziletli, erdemliTurkish
- 賢Chinese
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