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virtue

Morally positive trait or quality deemed to be morally good

Conceptconcept pattern of behavior type of valueQ157811

Also known as moral value · virtuousness

Instance of: concept
, pattern of behavior
, type of value
Subclass of: moral quality
Part of: psychological terminology

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A virtue is a trait of excellence, including traits that may be moral, social, or intellectual. The cultivation and refinement of virtue is held to be the "good of humanity" and thus is valued as an end purpose of life or a foundational principle of being. In human practical ethics, a virtue is a disposition to choose actions that succeed in showing high moral standards: doing what is said to be right and avoiding what is wrong in a given field of endeavour, even when doing so may be unnecessary from a utilitarian perspective. When someone takes pleasure in doing what is right, even when it is difficult or initially unpleasant, they can establish virtue as a habit. Such a person is said to be virtuous through having cultivated such a disposition. The opposite of virtue is vice.

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Opposite of: vice
sin criterion used: fall of man
Said to be the same as: Q46999631
Different from: virtuoso
Partially coincident with: value
Depicted by: Allegory of Virtue
Has characteristic: good
Contains: seven virtues

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