theological virtue

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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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Also called supernatural virtue.

Origin of theological virtue

First recorded in 1520–30

We see detoxing as a path to transcendence, a symbol of modern urban virtue and self-transformation through abstinence.
How Taryn Toomey’s ‘The Class’ Became New York’s Latest Fitness Craze|Lizzie Crocker|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Certainly, when it comes to the theological community, Francis is in the minority.
Sorry, Internet: Pope Francis Didn't Open Paradise to Pets|Candida Moss|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Advocates claimed that it helped to preserve virtue and to affirm the application of Sharia law.
Saudi Activist Manal Al-Sharif on Why She Removed the Veil|Manal Al Sharif, Advancing Human Rights|October 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
For these self-righteous and thin-skinned folks, there are apparently limits to the liberal virtue of tolerance.
Pew Study: Americans Are Self-Segregating Amid Proliferating Partisan Media|John Avlon|October 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

And with this first step he takes on a humdinger of a theological problem: Why do bad things happen to good canines?
Are You There, Nobody? It’s Me, Margaret|Candida Moss|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
When we speak against one capital vice, we ought to speak against its opposite; the middle betwixt both is the point for virtue.
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou
He was one of the founders of Andover theological seminary, and contributed altogether about $125,000 to that institution.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
And it would be hard indeed, if so remote a prince's notions of virtue and vice were to be offered as a standard for all mankind.
Gulliver's Travels|Jonathan Swift
He was the author of many learned theological works and controversial publications.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology|Joel Munsell
Why expect that extraordinary virtues should be in one person united, when one virtue makes a man extraordinary?
Pearls of Thought|Maturin M. Ballou