cardinal virtue
cardinal virtue · cardinal virtues
Kardinaltugend
One of the four foundational virtues identified by Greek and Christian philosophers,…One of the four foundational virtues identified by Greek and Christian philosophers, on which other virtues depend: justice, temperance, prudence, or fortitude.
Meaning
1 senses(in the plural, often)One of the four foundational virtues identified by Greek and Christian philosophers, on which other virtues depend: justice, temperance, prudence, or fortitude.
Kardinaltugend
More definitions
- one of the seven preeminent virtues
Translations
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By meaning 1
one of the four foundational virtues:
Origin
From Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge (hence applied to that on which something tuFrom Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge (hence applied to that on which something turns or depends), important, principal, chief”).
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Forms
plural: cardinal virtues| Singular | cardinal virtue |
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedheavenly virtues