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virtue vs cardinal virtue

cardinal virtue vs virtue

virtue and cardinal virtue both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
virtue Yes No No No
cardinal virtue Yes No No No
As nouns, cardinal virtue is a hyponym of virtue; that is, cardinal virtue is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than virtue:
  • virtue: a particular moral excellence
  • cardinal virtue: one of the seven preeminent virtues
virtue (noun) cardinal virtue (noun)
the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong one of the seven preeminent virtues
morality with respect to sexual relations
any admirable quality or attribute
a particular moral excellence
Difference between virtue and cardinal virtue

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