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cardinal virtue

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cardinal virtue
n.
One of the four paramount virtues in classical philosophy: justice, prudence, fortitude, or temperance.
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Noun1.cardinal virtue - one of the seven preeminent virtues
virtue - a particular moral excellence
natural virtue - (scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature
supernatural 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


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Nothing can be more provoking to the human temper, nor more dangerous to that cardinal virtue, patience, than solicitations of extraordinary offices of kindness on behalf of those very persons with whom we are highly incensed.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
Prudence was never a cardinal virtue of the Kentucky boy.
Uncle Tom's Cabin by Stowe, Harriet Beecher View in context
So it is with the one great cardinal virtue, which, properly nourished and exercised, leads to, if it does not necessarily include, all the others.
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby by Dickens, Charles View in context
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