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 other theological virtues, namely faith and hope, are not done away by one mortal sin, in fact they remain though lifeless.
From Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
It was by the third and greatest of the theological virtues, charity, that the moral as well as the intellectual nature of man was regenerated, though the change was wrought, perhaps, by slower degrees.
From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.
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