Virtue
Nouns
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virtue
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virtuousness etc. adj.
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morality
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moral rectitude
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integrity etc. (probity) Probity
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nobleness etc. Repute. morals
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ethics etc. (duty) Duty
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cardinal virtues. merit, worth, desert, excellence, credit
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self-control etc. (resolution) Resolution
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self-denial etc. (temperance) Temperance. well-doing
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good actions, good behavior
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discharge of duty, fulfillment of duty, performance of duty
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well-spent life
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innocence etc. Innocence.
Verbs
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be virtuous etc. adj.
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practice virtue etc. n.
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do one's duty, fulfill one's duty, perform one's duty, discharge one's duty
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redeem one's pledge, keep one's promise etc. Duty
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act well, act one's part
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fight the good fight
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acquit oneself well
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command one's passions, master one's passions
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keep in the right path. set an example, set a good example
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be on one's good behavior, be on one's best behavior.
Adjectives
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virtuous, good
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innocent etc. Innocence
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meritorious, deserving, worthy, desertful, correct
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dutiful, duteous
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moral
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right, righteous, right-minded
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well-intentioned, creditable, laudable, commendable, praiseworthy
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above all praise, beyond all praise
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excellent, admirable
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sterling, pure, noble
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whole-souled. exemplary
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matchless, peerless
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saintly, saint-like
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heaven-born, angelic, seraphic, godlike.
Phrases
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virtue the greatest of all monarchies" [Swift]
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virtus laudatur et alget [Juvenal]