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theological virtues

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theological virtues
pl n
(Christian Religious Writings / Theology) (esp among the scholastics) those virtues that are infused into man by a special grace of God, specifically faith, hope, and charity Compare natural virtues
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theological virtues nplvirtù fpl teologali


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The two turtle doves are the Old and New Testaments and the three French hens represent the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity and so on.
Full human development accordingly requires both natural virtues (temperance, courage, justice, and prudence) and theological virtues (faith, hope, and, above all, charity; their meaning for Aquinas differs from most contemporary definitions).
 
 
 
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