virtue

vir*tue

noun

{bc}conformity to a standard of right {bc}{sx|morality||}

virtue signaling

noun

{bc}the act or practice of conspicuously displaying oneu0027s awareness of and attentiveness to political issues, matters of social and racial justice, etc., especially instead of taking effective action

cardinal virtue

noun

{bc}one of the four classically defined natural virtues prudence, justice, temperance, or fortitude

easy virtue

noun

{bc}sexually promiscuous behavior or habits

theological virtue

noun

{bc}one of the three spiritual graces faith, hope, and charity drawing the soul to God according to scholastic theology

make a virtue (out) of necessity

idiom

{bc}to benefit from something that one is forced to do

paragon of virtue

noun phrase

{bc}a person who has no moral faults