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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

Ans In the moral order, the three theological virtues….

From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert

But at the second we can only arrive by spiritual lessons, transcending human reason, so that we follow them in accordance with the theological virtues, faith, hope, and charity.

From Dante. An essay. To which is added a translation of De Monarchia. by Church, R. W. (Richard William)

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