cardinal virtue

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Definition von cardinal virtue im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: one of the four important elements of good character (prudence, fortitude, justice, temperance); One of the four paramount virtues in classical philosophy: justice, prudence, fortitude, or temperance; one of the seven preeminent virtues; natural virtue
cardinal virtues: The four virtues of prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance
But whatever is virtuous arises from some one of those four divisions: for it consists either in sagacity and the perception of truth ; or in the preservation of human society, by giving to every man his due, and by observing the faith of contracts ; or in the greatness and firmness of an elevated and unsubdued mind ; or in observing order and regularity in all our words and in all our actions, in which consists moderation and temperance (Cicero, De Officiis).

cardinal virtue

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car·di·nal vir·tue

kärdınıl vırçu

/ˈkärdənəl ˈvərʧo͞o/ /ˈkɑːrdənəl ˈvɜrʧuː/

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