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theological virtues

British  

plural noun

  1. (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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Love is the greatest of the theological virtues and is at the heart of Christ’s teachings.

From MSNBC • Feb. 10, 2015

"Lumen Fidei," or "The Light of Faith," caps a three-part series begun by Benedict XVI in 2005, exploring faith after prior tracts addressed love and hope, which together form the three theological virtues.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 6, 2013

The scheme has come to fruition not from any mere opportunism but by the profound exercise of the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Roman Catechism expressly designates the theological virtues as “concomitants of grace.”

From Grace, Actual and Habitual A Dogmatic Treatise by Preuss, Arthur

Now the object of hope is the same as of the other theological virtues.

From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

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