virtue (n.)

  1. the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong

    [ Syn: virtuousness , moral excellence ]

  2. any admirable quality or attribute; work of great merit

    [ Syn: merit ]

  3. morality with respect to sexual relations

    [ Syn: chastity , sexual morality ]

  4. a particular moral excellence

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