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virtue by Collins

1) noun, the quality or practice of moral excellence or righteousness
2) noun, a particular moral excellence
3) noun, any of the cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) or theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity)
4) noun, any admirable quality, feature, or trait
5) noun, chastity, esp in women
6) noun, an effective, active, or inherent power or force
7) noun, by or in virtue of on account of or by reason of
8) noun, make a virtue of necessity to acquiesce in doing something unpleasant with a show of grace because one must do it in any case

Etymology

C13 vertu, from Old French, from Latin virtūs manliness, courage, from vir man

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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