theological virtues
Britishplural noun
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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
Now the chief of all the virtues are the three theological virtues, viz. hope, faith and charity.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Consequently penance is not simply the first of the virtues, either in the order of time, or in the order of nature, because, in the order of nature, the theological virtues precede it simply.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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