Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - virtue
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Virtue
virtue
noun Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Anglo-French, from Latin virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, ~, from vir man — more at virile Date: 13th century 1. a. conformity to a standard of right ; morality b. a particular moral excellence 2. plural an order of angels — see celestial hierarchy 3. a beneficial quality or power of a thing 4. manly strength or courage ; valor 5. a commendable quality or trait ; merit 6. a capacity to act ; potency 7. chastity especially in a woman • ~less adjective
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n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of a woman. 4 a good quality (has the virtue of being adjustable). 5 efficacy; inherent power (no virtue in such drugs). 6 an angelic being of the seventh order of the celestial hierarchy (see ORDER n. 19). Phrases and idioms by (or in) virtue of on the strength or ground of (got the job by virtue of his experience). make a virtue of necessity derive some credit or benefit from an unwelcome obligation. Derivatives virtueless adj. Etymology: ME f. OF vertu f. L virtus -tutis f. vir man ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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сущ. 1) хорошее качество, достоинство 2) преимущество 3) сила 4) действие 5) эффективность 6) мужество, доблесть - by virtue of - in virtue of - virtues and shortcomings ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. добродетель, нравственность virtue and vice —- добродетель и порок cloistered virtue —- добродетель, не подвергающаяся искушению the path of virtue —- стезя добродетели to entice smb. from the path of virtue —- увлечь кого-л. на путь порока, соблазнить (развратить) кого-л. to follow virtue —- вести добродетельную жизнь to win smb. to virtue —- вернуть кого-л. на стезю добродетели 2. целомудрие a woman of virtue —- добродетельная (целомудренная) женщина a woman of easy virtue —- редк. женщина легкого поведения 3. хорошее качество, положительная черта или сторона; достоинство; преимущество virtues and shortcomings —- достоинства и недостатки cardinal virtues —- филос. основные добродетели natural virtues are justice, prudence, temperance and fortitude —- филос. естественные добродетели - справедливость, благоразумие, умеренность, храбрость Christian (theological) virtues are faith, hope and charity —- христианские (теологические) добродетели - вера, надежда, любовь negative virtue —- пассивная добродетель (терпение и т. п.); негативное достоинство или преимущество (отсутствие шума, безвредность лекарства и т. п.) clarity is a virtue of style —- ясность - это достоинство слога (стиля языка) this climate has the virtues of never being too cold or too hot —- преимущества этого климата состоят в том, что здесь никогда не...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) добродетель; a man of virtue - добродетельный человек; the cardinal virtues (prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice) - (четыре) главные добродетели (благоразумие, храбрость, умеренность во всем, справедливость); to make it a point of virtue - возводить что-л. в добродетель 2) достоинство, хорошее качество 3) сила, действие; a remedy of great virtue - очень хорошо действующее средство 4) целомудрие; a woman of easy virtue - доступная женщина 5) свойство by/in virtue of smth. - посредством чего-л.; благодаря чему-л.; в силу чего-л., на основании чего-л. to make a virtue of necessity - из нужды делать добродетель Syn: see goodness ...Англо-русский словарь
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(virtues) 1. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. She could have established her own innocence and virtue easily enough. = goodness ? vice N-UNCOUNT 2. A virtue is a good quality or way of behaving. His virtue is patience... Humility is considered a virtue. N-COUNT 3. The virtue of something is an advantage or benefit that it has, especially in comparison with something else. There was no virtue in returning to Calvi the way I had come... N-COUNT 4. You use by virtue of to explain why something happens or is true. (FORMAL) The article stuck in my mind by virtue of one detail... PREP-PHRASE 5. If you make a virtue of something, you pretend that you did it because you chose to, although in fact you did it because you had to. The movie makes a virtue out of its economy. PHRASE: V inflects, PHR n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n 1 formal moral goodness of character and behaviour (a man of the highest virtue) (- opposite vice) 2 a particular good quality in someone's character (Among her many virtues are loyalty, courage and truthfulness.) 3 an advantage that makes something better or more useful than something else (Free trade has a number of virtues. | the virtue of) (The Johnson plan has the virtue of flexibility.) 4 by/in virtue of formal by means of or as a result of something (She became a British citizen by virtue of her marriage.) 5 make a virtue of necessity to get an advantage out of doing something that you have to do ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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- 12c., vertu, from Anglo-Fr. and O.Fr. vertu, from L. virtutem (nom. virtus) "moral strength, manliness, valor, excellence, worth," from vir "man." Phrase by virtue of preserves original sense of "efficacy." Wyclif Bible has virtue where K.J.V. uses power. The seven cardinal virtues were divided into the natural (justice, prudence, temperance, fortitude) and the theological (hope, faith, charity). Virtuous "chaste" (of women) is from late M.E. To make a virtue of a necessity translates L. facere de necessitate virtutem. [Jerome] ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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