theological virtues
Britishplural noun
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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
And so those, namely the theological, virtues whereby he adheres to God in Himself, are greater than the moral virtues, whereby he holds in contempt some earthly thing in order to adhere to God.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
By means of charity, the two other theological virtues, faith and hope, are introduced.
From The Autobiography of Madame Guyon by Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de la Motte
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