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virtue
noun
moral
goodness
and
the
wish
to
do
what
is
right
•
The
firefighter
showed
great
virtue
when
he
ran
back
into
the
burning
house
to
rescue
a
kitten
.
The
firefighter
showed
great
virtue
when
he
ran
back
into
the
burning
house
to
rescue
a
kitten
.
•
Many
people
admire
Mother
Teresa
for
her
life
of
selfless
virtue
.
Many
people
admire
Mother
Teresa
for
her
life
of
selfless
virtue
.
Middle
English
,
from
Old
French
vertu
,
from
Latin
virtus
meaning
‘
manliness
,
excellence
,
moral
strength
’.
noun
a
useful
or
good
quality
that
something
has
•
One
big
virtue
of
this
tablet
is
its
long-lasting
battery
.
One
big
virtue
of
this
tablet
is
its
long-lasting
battery
.
•
Patience
is
a
useful
virtue
when
you
are
learning
a
new
language
.
Patience
is
a
useful
virtue
when
you
are
learning
a
new
language
.
noun
the
quality
of
being
sexually
pure
,
traditionally
applied
to
a
woman
•
In
the
old
novel
,
the
heroine
’
s
virtue
is
constantly
threatened
by
the
villain
.
In
the
old
novel
,
the
heroine
’
s
virtue
is
constantly
threatened
by
the
villain
.
•
Knights
were
expected
to
protect
a
lady
’
s
virtue
at
all
costs
.
Knights
were
expected
to
protect
a
lady
’
s
virtue
at
all
costs
.
noun
authority
,
power
,
or
reason
that
allows
something
to
happen
,
mainly
used
in
the
phrase
‘
by
virtue
of
’
meaning
‘
because
of
’
•
By
virtue
of
his
experience
,
he
was
chosen
to
lead
the
expedition
.
By
virtue
of
his
experience
,
he
was
chosen
to
lead
the
expedition
.
•
The
new
law
goes
into
effect
by
virtue
of
the
governor
’
s
signature
.
The
new
law
goes
into
effect
by
virtue
of
the
governor
’
s
signature
.
