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theological virtue

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Noun1.theological virtue - according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
brotherly love, charity - a kindly and lenient attitude toward people
cardinal virtue - one of the seven preeminent virtues
hope - one of the three Christian virtues
faith, religion, religious belief - a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"


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You cannot argue with someone who does not understand that, not only are Catholics Christians (we figure, hey, we started it; we don't need an authenticity card) but who, like this poor woman, confuses the theological virtue of hope with some cheap sentiment: She was weighed down with the belief that she had to hang in there, bearing abuse and hoping he would change.
Robert Sokolowski, a philosophy professor at Catholic University of America, comments that "the theological virtue of hope is directed to our salvation and the beatific vision, to our life with God.
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.
 
 
 
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