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

From On Prayer and The Contemplative Life by Pope, Hugh

Therefore theological virtue does not observe the mean.

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

Now truth is not a theological virtue, because its object is not God but temporal things.

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