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	Virtue - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The notion of virtue was commonplace in ancient philosophy, and because of its adoption by Cicero, was widely accepted by Christian philosophers and became a staple of Catholic theology.
		The thesis of the unity of the virtues is controversial.
		The opposite of a virtue is a vice.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Virtue (1345 words)

	Virtue - Wikpedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Virtue (Greek αρετη; Latin virtus) is the habitual, well-established, readiness or diposition of man's powers directing them to some goodness of act.
		The word αρετη is derived from the Greek arete (αρετη).
		In one of the many ironies of etymology, in English the word virtue is often used to refer to a women's chastity.
	www.bostoncoop.net /~tpryor/wiki/index.php?title=Virtue (661 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Virtue
		Intellectual virtue may be defined as a habit perfecting the intellect to elicit with readiness acts that are good in reference to their proper object, namely, truth.
		As a moral virtue it is not to be taken precisely for what is designated as final perseverance, that special gift of the predestined by which one is found in the state of grace at the moment of death.
		Faith is an infused virtue, by which the intellect is perfected by a supernatural light, in virtue of which, under a supernatural movement of the will, it assents firmly to the supernatural truths of Revelation, not on the motive of intrinsic evidence, but on the sole ground of the infallible authority of God revealing.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/15472a.htm (3880 words)

	CHAPTER XV (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This transposition in the object of the virtue of fidelity constitutes a new discovery in moral virtue.
		The word in question is not found in classical Greek, but was constructed by a Christian in the second part of the first century where it appears first of all in the Didache and the letter to the Ephesians.
		The mendiant as symbol of virtue is an invention of Christ.
	www.crvp.org /book/Series03/III-1/chapter_xv.htm (3603 words)

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		Contraction serves the same purpose but is understood strictly to be the shortening of a word by cutting out letters in the middle, the omission sometimes being indicated by an apostrop...
		In many languages, words or parts of words are arranged in formally similar sets consisting of a root, or base, and various affixes.
	www.encyclopedia.com /search.asp?target=Virtue+word&rc=10&fh=17&fr=11 (546 words)

	ipedia.com: Virtue Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Virtue is from the Latin virtus, the equivalent of the Greek Arete.
		Virtue is from the Latin virtus, the equivalent of the Greek Arete (paideia) (ἆρετή).
		Virtue (translated as "de" 德) is also an important concept in Chinese philosophies particularly Confucianism.
	www.ipedia.com /virtue.html (598 words)

	Virtue ethics comes from the time of Aristotle and Plato but has only become popular again fairly recently. Virtue ...
		The revival of virtue ethics was mainly due to the release of Elizabeth Anscombe's article 'Modern Moral Philosophy'.
		She even went as far to say that although virtue cannot guarantee happiness it can often be an important part of achieving it.
		She also looks a whether a person who is virtuous by nature should be more respected than a person who has to strive to become virtuous.
	www.coursework.info /i/30411.html (491 words)

	Funeral Elegy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		As with the word "youth," the word "virtue" is often used as an abstract noun in the elegy.
		The absence of the word "irrefragable" is not unexpected.
		The absence of this word from Shakespeare's canon indicates that it is certainly not a word that is original to Shakespeare.
	www.u.arizona.edu /~kmterpe/funestup.html (5120 words)

	Word \| TutorGig.co.uk Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Word association is an exchange of words that are associated together by a person in their thinking.
		Word Usage is how a word, phrase, or concept is used in a language.
		Kangaroo words are words which carry their own baby words with the same meanings.
	www.tutorgig.co.uk /encyclopedia/sencyclo.jsp?keywords=Word (467 words)

	Today's Word: Philippians 4:8 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		"Virtue" is found only two other times in the New Testament: "But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light" (I Pet 2:9).
		The word "praises" in "the praises of Him" is the word "virtue." We praise God by pointing out his excellence.
		The last time the word "excellence" or "virtue" is used in the New Testament is in II Peter 1:3, "As His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue." Again, this is God's virtue.
	word.crusade.org /word/word75.html (458 words)

	Virtue and Assurance--Part 1
		In other words, chapter 1 and chapter 3 are related to the theme in that chapter 1 and chapter 3 tell the believer how to be equipped to deal with the false teachers.
		The word epichoregia went out in to a larger world and it grew to mean not only to equip a chorus but to be responsible for any kind of equipping.
		It never meant cloistered virtue or virtue in a vacuum as if it were an attitude but virtue which is demonstrated in a life.
	www.biblebb.com /files/MAC/61-11.HTM (4649 words)

	Business Virtue Word Of The Month - Integrity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Integrity is not itself a virtue so much as it is a synthesis of the virtues, working together to from a coherent whole.
		The word integrity means "wholeness," wholeness of virtue, wholeness as a person, wholeness in the sense of being an integral part of something larger than the person - the community, the corporation, society, humanity, the cosmos.
		For example, the virtue "courage" might remind one of Benjamin Franklin, who stood up for what he believed in at the expense of ostracism or even possible death while supporting the cause of Independence from England.
	www.cdadc.org /itwp/bvwotm13.html (642 words)

	The Canon of Reason and Virtue (Tao te Ching): Comments and Alternative Readings: Chapter 49 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		The word shang means "constant, ordinary, usual, common" etc., and the contrast requires the sense that the saint has not the heart as other people have, which means a heart of his own.
		which replace the word teh, "virtue," by its homophone, teh, "to obtain," and it seemed quite probable that this was the original reading.
		In other words, we must meet not only the good with goodness but the bad also with goodness, if we want to actualize the ideal of goodness; and we must meet not only the faithful with faith but the faithless also with faith, in order to actualize the ideal of faith.
	www.sacred-texts.com /tao/crv/crv119.htm (455 words)

	Ruth Study #11: The Ability to Redeem - Part I
		The word "kinsman" comes from the Greek word gawal, which is translated by the words "redeemer," "redeemed," "redemption," and "ransom." The phase of redemption that is depicted by the kinsman-redeemer is presented in the book of Ruth and no other place in the Bible as far as a complete presentation is concerned.
		If you are to understand that full meaning of this word, you are going to have to know what those words were because that is the only way you are going to be able to understand that Boaz did indeed have the ability, as is suggested in the Word, to be the kinsman-redeemer of Ruth.
		The difference lies in the fact that the power might be related to the individual himself, and the word "might" could be related to the help that he was able to gather, such as an army or a group of men who would be able to fight the battle for him.
	www.livingbiblestudies.org /study/JT48/011.html (4732 words)

	What are virtues and the meaning of and how do you feel about upholding them?? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Virtue (=moral excellence) has been rarely found in "the media," seldom found amongst today's elected democrats, and an obsolete concept with the liberals in BOTH the Republicans and the democrats.
		virtues constrain you so that you 'love your neighbor as yourself.' yes, in a republic, you have freedom, but that freedom is meaningless if you are infringing on your neighbor and harming him.
		Faith is an infused virtue, by which the intellect is perfected by a supernatural light, in virtue of which, under a supernatural movement of the will, it assents firmly to the supernatural truths of Revelation, not on the ground of the infallible authority of God revealing.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/571923/posts (5702 words)

	CJOnline.com \| City of Character \| (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		After being urged to be orderly, forgiving and decisive, Topekans now are being ask to contemplate their overall virtue for a month.
		The character word of the month is "virtue." The announcement was made Monday in Jim Johnson's 7th grade American Studies class at Landon Middle School.
		As has become tradition, the word of the month is included in a placard in today's Topeka Capital-Journal.
	www.cjonline.com /character/050101_virtue.shtml (427 words)

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		I take this to mean (at least in part) that because she is literate, because she understands a large part of the people and the world around her, literacy proves to often be torturous, reminding her that she is not a part of that world, and she is being wronged.
		Words tell us how to act, what to wear, how to speak, what job to takeeven what to write for this class assignment~as I run spell check and Bill Gates tells me how to convey what is in my mind~.
		Words are what we use to define ourselves, because we are for a large part (we being western civ) a verbally defined culturewe use words and books and poems and essays and t.v.
	www.humboldt.edu /~critical/classes/mma4/engl308_spring_2003/discussion/wk4/messages/1044946175.html (812 words)

	Business Virtue Word Of The Month (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Business consultant and virtue ethicist, Professor Robert C. Solomon (University of Texas) suggests that even though "honesty," "fairness," and "trustworthiness" may be highlighted as the essential business virtues, there are other important virtues that are supplemental and supportive.
		However, by focusing on one virtue at a time - which was a method employed by Benjamin Franklin - the task becomes manageable.
		For as Professor Solomon believes, a really good company is one that is not only profitable, but also provides a virtuous and rewarding environment in which managers and employees can develop not only their own skills, as well as their own sense of self-worth.
	www.cdadc.org /itwp/bvwotm0.html (416 words)

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		Vine defines this Greek word as "properly denotes whatever procures preeminent estimation for a person or thing; hence, "intrinsic eminence, moral goodness, virtue, " (a) of God, (1Pe 2:9), "excellencies" (KJV, "praises"); here the original and general sense seems to be blended with the impression made on others, i.
		Virtue is considered a necessary ingredient in the exercise of faith (2Pe 1:3, 5).
		Sometimes the Greek word for virtue is used to express the idea of power or strength (Luk 6:19)."4 The International Standard Bible Encyclopedia says, " "In its original classical usage ARTE denoted either the quality of excellence (in any sphere) or the renown that such excellence duly receives.
	biblestudy.churches.net /base/VIRTUE2.TXT (786 words)

	Virtue Word Encyclopedia Article, Definition, History, Biography (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
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	Virtue word -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Virtue word -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article
		A virtue word is a word intended to invoke a positive image, sometimes for the purposes of (Information that is spread for the purpose of promoting some cause) propaganda.
		A virtue word is usually very (A concept or idea not associated with any specific instance) abstract and often appeals to the listener's (Any strong feeling) emotions.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/V/Vi/Virtue_word.htm (145 words)

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		But even among Christians, who frequently use the word "virtue", all eyes will turn toward the women in the church and detailed instructions will be pushed their way.
		The word "virtue" has been thrashed about in history, literature, sermons, art, architecture, and yes, even science, as a necessary female quality that only the best and most worthy women can possess.
		In today’s context of feminism, free speech, and subjective truth, the word "virtue" appears on the surface to be archaic and patriarchal, but you may want to consider another perspective using the evidence provided by none other than the Bible itself.
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	Propaganda Critic: Word games > Glittering generalities
		For our purposes in propaganda analysis, we call these virtue words "Glittering Generalities" in order to focus attention upon this dangerous characteristic that they have: They mean different things to different people; they can be used in different ways.
		It is a criticism of the uses to which propagandists put the cherished words and beliefs of unsuspecting people.
		Our first and natural reaction is to assume that the speaker is using the word in our sense, that he believes as we do on this important subject.
	www.propagandacritic.com /articles/ct.wg.gg.html (335 words)

	Virtue
		I know what a virtuous woman sort of indicates, but what does it actually mean, so I opened the Macquarie dictionary and I looked it up and it said "adhering to moral laws and codes." I thought that was a bit wishy washy -because morals today- we make up own morals don't we?
		This word is not used very often in the New Testament, but it was often used in non-Christian literature.
		Now this word "virtue" is used in association with man so what is the proper fulfillment of man? Peter is saying that "the proper fulfillment" of man is to reflect the character and the morality of Jesus Christ.
	users.hunterlink.net.au /~derf/ccc/virtuous.html (2493 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Virtue (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		This is an extract from The Middle East Open Encyclopedia, made possible through the Wikimedia Foundation.
		Iraq Museum International always displays the most recent published revision of the source article, Virtue; all previous versions may be viewed here.
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	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref/index.php?title=Virtue (1475 words)

	Business Virtue Word Of The Month - May
		The virtuous corporate leader necessarily cares for his or her people just as a successful military commander cares for his troops.
		Indeed, when one thinks of the "survival of the fittest" imagery applied to the corporation, it becomes obvious that the fittest corporation will be one that cares for and nurtures its employees and managers.
		Acid Test refers to instances or situations that may put to test the virtue at hand.
	www.bfip.org /itwp/bvwotm5.html (742 words)

	definition of declension
		A falling off towards a worse state; a downward tendency; deterioration; decay; as, the declension of virtue, of science, of a state, etc.
		Act of courteously refusing; act of declining; a declinature; refusal; as, the declension of a nomination.
		The form of the inflection of a word declined by cases; as, the first or the second declension of nouns, adjectives, etc.
	www.brainydictionary.com /words/de/declension151735.html (219 words)

	Home Page For virtue - What is virtue? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Art Activities - A growing list of activities for exploring virtue using techniques from the creative arts such as brainstorming, cartooning, drawing, sculpture, poetry, etc. See other peoples artworks and contribute your own.
		Etymology - The origin of the word virtue in English.
		Languages -The Translation, Meaning, Etymology, Arts of virtue explored in other languages.
	humanityquest.com /topic/Index.asp?theme1=virtue (229 words)

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