theological virtue

American  

noun

1. one of the three graces: faith, hope, or charity, infused into the human intellect and will by a special grace of God.

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Etymology

Origin of theological virtue

First recorded in 1520–30

Example Sentences

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theological virtue

“Then the church turned demographic fact into theological virtue by embracing urban advocacy and racial justice.”

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2018

Catalans are archetypally producers rather than dreamers, and they tend to pride themselves on what they call seny, common sense raised almost to the level of a theological virtue.

From Time Magazine Archive

Hence it does not give its name to a theological virtue, but to a gift, which withdraws us from evil, for higher motives than moral virtue does.

From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Now it belongs to a theological virtue to have God for its object.

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

On the other hand, a theological virtue is concerned with the First Rule not ruled by another rule, and that Rule is its proper object.

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