单词 | theological virtues |
释义 | > as lemmastheological virtues 1. Of or pertaining to the word of God, i.e. the Bible; scriptural: cf. theology n. 2; in theological virtues [virtutes theologicae, Albertus Magnus] , applied to faith, hope, and charity (1 Corinthians xiii. 13), as distinct from the earlier four cardinal virtues of Plato and the Stoics (cf. note at temperance n.).From the contemporary senses of theologia, this seems to have been the original meaning; but other reasons for and explanations of the name were current from Aquinas onward: see the quots.; cf. also c1380 J. Wyclif De Eccles. ii, in Sel. Wks. III. 340 Þes two godliche virtues [faith and hope.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > [adjective] godlyOE theologal virtues1484 theological1526 scripturely1536 scriptural1578 hagiographical1585 theologic?1606 biblical1652 biblic1684 testamentary1849 society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > [noun] > theological virtues virtues of theologya1500 theological virtues1526 1484 W. Caxton tr. Ordre of Chyualry (1926) vii. 90 Of whiche seuen vertues the thre ben theologale or deuyne, And the other four ben cardynal. The theologal ben fayth, hope, & charyte.] 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection iii. sig. CCCiiiv The rofe that couereth al, is the theologicall vertue, hope. 1588 A. King tr. P. Canisius Cathechisme or Schort Instr. 184 The vertues (quhilk I hawe called theological and cardinal). 1612 F. Bacon Ess. (new ed.) 12 Goodnesse answers to the Theologicall vertue, Charity, and admittes not excesse, but error. 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Theologicall vertues, Faith, Hope and Charity are so called, because they haue their obiect and end in God. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 14 in Justice Vindicated By Theological virtues I do not mean only those three most eminent virtues of Faith, Hope, and Charity, but all those actions of obedience due to them..; to whom I owe my obedience not by any Law of Nature, but as commanded by God in the Scriptures. 1875 H. E. Manning Internal Mission of Holy Ghost iii. 82 Faith is called a theological virtue, because it unites the soul with its Maker. 1909 R. L. Ottley Christian Ideas & Ideals i. vi. 98 Faith, hope, and love are commonly called ‘theological virtues’, for reasons which Aquinas briefly enumerates. They have, he says, God for their object; they [etc.]. < as lemmas |
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