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Cardinal virtue

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One of the four foundational virtues identified by Greek and Christian philosophers, on which other virtues depend: justice, temperance, prudence, or fortitude. in-plural, often

    "Even the cardinal virtues cannot atone for half-cold entrées, as Lord Henry remarked once, in a discussion on the subject, and there is possibly a good deal to be said for his view."

  2. 2
    one of the seven preeminent virtues wordnet

Etymology

From Latin cardinālis (“pertaining to a hinge (hence applied to that on which something turns or depends), important, principal, chief”).

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