n. 25B6; noun
the simple virtue of peasant life : GOODNESS, virtuousness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honour, decency, respectability, nobility, worthiness, purity; principles, ethics. See list.
promptness was not one of his virtues : GOOD POINT, good quality, strong point, asset, forte, attribute, strength, talent.
(archaic) she lost her virtue in the city. : See virginity .
I can see no virtue in this : MERIT, advantage, benefit, usefulness, strength, efficacy.
vice, failing, disadvantage.
25A0; by virtue of BECAUSE OF, on account of, by dint of, by means of, by way of, via, through, as a result of, as a consequence of, on the strength of, owing to, thanks to, due to, by reason of.
Virtues
cardinal virtues theological virtues
fortitude charity
justice faith
prudence hope
temperance