virtues

/ -tʃuːz, ˈvɜːtjuːz /

plural noun

1. (often capital) the fifth of the nine orders into which the angels are traditionally divided in medieval angelology

Example Sentences

The web of their lives “is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together,” to filch from Shakespeare, and Venable combines virtues and vices in unexpected patterns.

From Los Angeles Times

That transparency has made him the idol of young Catalans - not because he embodies La Masia's traditional virtues of discretion and hard work, but precisely because he breaks them.

From BBC

Next, the virtues of an ideal loaded fry plate.

From Salon

Here’s what history tells us about the virtues of this idea for the United States: There aren’t any.

From Los Angeles Times

But she will never, ever turn her back on Daddy, because another of Mommy’s feminine virtues is her submission and loyalty.

From Salon

Related Words

• advantage 
• character 
• ethic 
• excellence 
• faith 
• generosity 
• goodness 
• ideal 
• kindness 
• love 
• merit 
• morality 
• purity 
• quality 
• rectitude 
• righteousness 
• value