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theological virtues

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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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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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

Religion takes its rank among the moral, not among the theological, virtues.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome

Nevertheless, the essence of this chastity consists principally in charity and the other theological virtues, whereby the human mind is united to God.

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

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