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1Cardinal Virtues — • The four principal virtues upon which the rest of the moral virtues turn or are hinged Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cardinal Virtues Cardinal Virtues …
2Cardinal virtues — Cardinal Car di*nal, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal.] Of fundamental importance; pre[ e]minent; superior; chief; principal. [1913 Webster] The cardinal intersections of… …
3cardinal virtues — n. the basic virtues of ancient Greek philosophy; justice, prudence, fortitude, and temperance: see also THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES * * * …
4cardinal virtues — n. the basic virtues of ancient Greek philosophy; justice, prudence, fortitude, and temperance: see also THEOLOGICAL VIRTUES …
5cardinal virtues — cardinal virtues, prudence, fortitude, temperance, and justice. They were considered by the ancient philosophers to be the basic qualities of a good character. Faith, hope, and charity, which are known as the theological virtues, are often… …
6Cardinal virtues — Part of a series on St. Thomas Aquinas …
7Cardinal virtues — Virtue Vir tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Built too… …
8cardinal virtues — The Platonic cardinal virtues are courage, temperance, wisdom, and justice …
9CARDINAL VIRTUES — these have been arranged by the wisest men of all time, under four general heads, and are defined by Ruskin as Prudence or Discretion (the spirit which discerns and adopts rightly), Justice (the spirit which rules and divides rightly),… …
10Cardinal Virtues — See Virtues, The Cardinal …
