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virtues

British  
/ -tʃuːz, ˈvɜːtjuːz /

plural noun

  1. (often capital) the fifth of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology

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They see in him the virtues that made their city free and prosperous—and the courage it took for him to risk arrest and prison rather than abandon his principles or flee abroad.

From The Wall Street Journal

In another exchange Allen seems to be extolling the virtues of a new iPhone.

From BBC

The ad features a montage of diverse children speaking about the virtues of saving through the 530A accounts.

From Barron's

My award supposedly resulted from a vote by teachers and fellow eighth-graders as the student exemplifying the medal’s virtues—a citizenship prize.

From The Wall Street Journal

The President’s House Site, featuring ruins of the house that was mostly torn down in 1832, didn’t emphasize Washington’s considerable virtues.

From The Wall Street Journal

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