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cardinal virtue
cardinal virtuen. One of the four paramount virtues in classical philosophy: justice, prudence, fortitude, or temperance.car′dinal vir′tue
n. any of the four traditional classical virtues: justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. [1300–50] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | cardinal virtue - one of the seven preeminent virtuesvirtue - a particular moral excellencenatural virtue - (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from naturesupernatural virtue, theological virtue - according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues |
cardinal virtue
Words related to cardinal virtuenoun one of the seven preeminent virtuesRelated Words- virtue
- natural virtue
- supernatural virtue
- theological virtue
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