CARDINAL VIRTUE

Meaning of CARDINAL VIRTUE in English

1. anything considered to be an important or characteristic virtue: Tenacity is his cardinal virtue.

2. cardinal virtues , Ancient Philos. justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude.

[ 1300-50; ME ]

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CARDINAL VIRTUE — noun Date: 14th century one of the four classically defined natural virtues prudence, justice, temperance, or fortitude, a quality designated …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CARDINAL VIRTUE — noun Etymology: cardinal (I) : one of a group of preeminent virtues: as a. among the ancients and in scholasticism …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CARDINAL VIRTUE — one of the four important elements of good character (prudence, fortitude, justice, temperance)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
CARDINAL VIRTUE — Date: 14th century 1. : one of the four classically defined natural virtues prudence, justice, temperance, or fortitude 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
CARDINAL VIRTUE — Function: noun Date: 14th century 1 : one of the four classically defined natural virtues prudence, justice, temperance, or fortitude …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
CARDINAL VIRTUE — ■ noun each of the chief moral attributes of scholastic philosophy: justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude.
Concise Oxford English vocab
CARDINAL VIRTUE — [cardinal virtue] n (14c) 1: one of the four classically defined natural virtues prudence, justice, temperance, or fortitude 2: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARDINAL VIRTUE — одна из главных добродетелей
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CARDINAL VIRTUE — одна из главных добродетелей
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CARDINAL — adj cardinal (= of first importance); numeros cardinal cardinal numbers; punctos cardinal cardinal points; virtutes cardinal cardinal virtues n cardinal …
Interlingua English vocab
CARDINAL — I Member of the Sacred College of Cardinals. Their duties include electing the pope , acting as his principal counselors, …
Английский словарь Британика
CARDINAL — I. ˈkärd( ə )nəl, ˈkȧd- adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old French, from Late Latin cardinalis, from Latin, of a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIRTUE — ˈvər(ˌ)chü, ˈvə̄(-, ˈvəi(-, chiefly in southern United States -_chə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VIRTUE — (n.) A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc.
Английский словарь Webster
VIRTUE — — virtueless , adj. — virtuelessness , n. /verr"chooh/ , n. 1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness. 2. conformity of one's …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARDINAL — — cardinally , adv. — cardinalship , n. /kahr"dn l/ , adj. 1. of prime importance; chief; principal: of cardinal …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
CARDINAL — I. ˈkärd-nəl, ˈkär-də- noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin cardinalis, from Late Latin cardinalis, adjective Date: 12th …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRTUE — noun Etymology: Middle English vertu, virtu, from Anglo-French, from Latin virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, virtue, from vir man — more …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VIRTUE — noun one of the orders of the celestial hierarchy. 2. virtue ·noun excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth. 3. virtue ·noun …
Webster English vocab
CARDINAL — adj mulled red wine. 2. cardinal ·adj a woman's short cloak with a hood. 3. cardinal ·adj of fundamental importance; …
Webster English vocab
VIRTUE — [vir.tue] n [ME virtu, fr. OF, fr. L virtut-, virtus strength, manliness, virtue, fr. vir man--more at virile] (13c) 1 …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARDINAL — [car.di.nal] n [ME, fr. ML cardinalis, fr. LL cardinalis, adj.] (12c) 1: a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CARDINAL — also called Redbird, or Cardinal Grosbeak (species Cardinalis, formerly Richmondena, cardinalis), songbird of North America east of the Rocky Mountains, …
Britannica English vocabulary
VIRTUE — virtue BrE AmE ˈvɜːtʃ uː ˈvɜːt juː AmE \ ˈvɝːtʃ uː ▷ virtue|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CARDINAL — cardinal BrE AmE ˈkɑːd ɪn ə l - ə n‿ ə l AmE \ ˈkɑːrd- ▷ cardinal|s z ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
VIRTUE — / ˈvɜːtʃuː; NAmE ˈvɜːrtʃuː/ noun 1. [ U ] ( formal ) behaviour or attitudes that show high moral standards …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARDINAL — / ˈkɑːdɪnl; NAmE ˈkɑːrd-/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. a priest of the highest rank in the Roman Catholic …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIRTUE — vir ‧ tue W3 /ˈvɜːtʃuː $ ˈvɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: virtu …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CARDINAL — I. ˌcardinal ˈnumber BrE AmE ( also cardinal ) noun [countable] a number such as 1, 2, or 3, that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VIRTUE — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
CARDINAL — n. & adj. --n. 1 (as a title Cardinal) a leading dignitary of the RC Church, one of the college …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VIRTUE — n. 1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
CARDINAL — n. & adj. n. 1 (as a title Cardinal) a leading dignitary of the RC Church, one of the college …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VIRTUE — n.1 moral excellence; uprightness, goodness. 2 a particular form of this (patience is a virtue). 3 chastity, esp. of a …
Oxford English vocab
CARDINAL — n. & adj. --n. 1. (as a title Cardinal) a leading dignitary of the RC Church, one of the college …
Oxford English vocab
VIRTUE — ( virtues) 1. Virtue is thinking and doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong. She could have established …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CARDINAL — ( cardinals) 1. A cardinal is a high-ranking priest in the Catholic church. In 1448, Nicholas was appointed a cardinal... …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VIRTUE — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES extol the virtues/benefits etc of sth ▪ a speech extolling the merits of free enterprise …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
CARDINAL — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a cardinal number (= a number such as 1, 2, or 3 that shows …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VIRTUE — (BECAUSE OF) [noun] [U] [formal] - by virtue of because of; as a result ofShe succeeded by virtue of her …
Cambridge English vocab
CARDINAL — n. cardinal flower Cardinal Manning Mazarin Jules Cardinal Cardinal Newman Richelieu Armand Jean du Plessis cardinal and duke de Wolsey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CARDINAL — n. Member of the Sacred College of Cardinals. Their duties include electing the pope , acting as his principal counselors, …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
CARDINAL — Synonyms and related words : Gaussian integer, Grand Penitentiary, Holy Father, Titian, Titian-red, abuna, algebraic number, algorismic, algorithmic, aliquot, all-absorbing, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VIRTUE — See: BY VIRTUE OF, MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY.
Slang English vocab
VIRTUE — n. 25B6; noun the simple virtue of peasant life : GOODNESS, virtuousness, righteousness, morality, integrity, dignity, rectitude, honour, decency, respectability, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VIRTUE — n. 1 morality, high-mindedness, honour, goodness, justness, righteousness, fairness, integrity, right-mindedness, honesty, probity, uprightness, rectitude, decency, worth, worthiness, nobility, character, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VIRTUE — See: BY VIRTUE OF, MAKE A VIRTUE OF NECESSITY.
Словарь английских идиом
VIRTUE — сущ. 1) добродетель, достоинство a paragon of virtue ≈ образец добродетели, совершенство добродетели to have a virtue ≈ обладать достоинством …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
CARDINAL — 1. прил. 1) важнейший, ведущий, главный, кардинальный, основной cardinal vowel ≈ линг. кардинальная гласная Syn : chief, main 2) грам. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VIRTUE — virtue.ogg ʹvɜ:tʃu: n 1. 1> добродетель, нравственность virtue and vice - добродетель и порок cloistered virtue - добродетель, не подвергающаяся …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CARDINAL — cardinal.ogg 1. ʹkɑ:d(ə)nəl n 1. церк. кардинал 2. ярко-красный, пунцовый цвет ( тж. cardinal red) 3. pl 1> страны света …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
CARDINAL — 1) главный, кардинальный 2) количественное числительное 3) матем. кадинал, кардинальное число • - absolute cardinal - cardinal of continuum - cardinal of set - cardinal of structure - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
VIRTUE
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
CARDINAL — cardinal прил.1) важнейший, ведущий, главный, кардинальный, основной cardinal vowel — лингв. кардинальная гласная Syn:chief, main 2) грам. количественный - cardinal …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
VIRTUE — n 1. 1> добродетель, нравственность virtue and vice - добродетель и порок cloistered virtue - добродетель, не подвергающаяся искушению the …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
CARDINAL — 1. ʹkɑ:d(ə)nəl n 1. церк. кардинал 2. ярко-красный, пунцовый цвет ( тж. cardinal red) 3. pl 1> страны света 2> …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VIRTUE — сущ. 1) добродетель, достоинство a paragon of virtue — образец добродетели, совершенство добродетели to have a virtue — обладать достоинством …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
CARDINAL — 1. прил. 1) важнейший, ведущий, главный, кардинальный, основной cardinal vowel — лингв. кардинальная гласная Syn: chief , main 2) лингв. …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
VIRTUE — сущ. 1) добродетель, достоинство a paragon of virtue — образец добродетели, совершенство добродетели to have a virtue — обладать достоинством He thinks that to …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CARDINAL — 1. прил. 1) важнейший, ведущий, главный, кардинальный, основной cardinal vowel — лингв. кардинальная гласная Syn: chief, main 2) лингв. количественный - cardinal numbers Gram: Cardinal numerals 3) темно-красный (о …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
CARDINAL — 1) орнит. кардинал (Cardinalis) 2) орнит. кардиналовая овсянка (Paroaria) 3) ихт. апогон (Cheliodipterus) • - arrow-toothed cardinal - common cardinal - crimson-fronted cardinal - crystal cardinal - Dominican …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
CARDINAL — 1) орнит. кардинал ( Cardinalis ) 2) орнит. кардиналовая овсянка ( Paroaria ) 3) ихт. апогон ( Cheliodipterus ) • …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
VIRTUE — _n. 1> добродетель; a man of virtue - добродетельный человек; the cardinal virtues (prudence, fortitude, temperance, justice) - (четыре) главные …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
CARDINAL — 1. _a. 1> главный, основной, кардинальный 2> _грам. количественный - cardinal numbers 3> ярко-красный - cardinal point - cardinal winds …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

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