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

But penance seems to be a theological virtue, since God is its object, for it makes satisfaction to God, to Whom, moreover, it reconciles the sinner.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

Wherefore it is evident that penance is not a theological virtue, because God is not its matter or object.

From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint

But some regard religion as a theological virtue, thus: 1.

From On Prayer and The Contemplative Life by Pope, Hugh