Definitions for virtuous
ˈvɜr tʃu əsvir·tu·ous

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. virtuous(adj)

   morally excellent

2. 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(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. virtuous(Adjective)

   Full of virtue, having excellent moral character.

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

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Virtuous(adj)

   possessing or exhibiting virtue

2. Virtuous(adj)

   exhibiting manly courage and strength; valorous; valiant; brave

3. Virtuous(adj)

   having power or efficacy; powerfully operative; efficacious; potent

4. Virtuous(adj)

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

5. Virtuous(adj)

   chaste; pure; -- applied especially to women

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

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. Publilius Syrus:

   For a good cause, wrongdoing is virtuous.

2. Edward George Earle Lytton Bulwer-Lytton:

   The strong and virtuous admit no destiny.

3. Joseph Addison, Cato:

   Sweet are the slumbers of the virtuous man.

4. Marcus Valerius Martialis:

   The virtuous man is never a novice in worldly things.

5. Walter Bagehot:

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

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