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SUPERNATURAL VIRTUE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
According to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues
Synonyms:
supernatural virtue; theological virtue
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("supernatural virtue" is a kind of...):
cardinal virtue (one of the seven preeminent virtues)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "supernatural virtue"):
brotherly love; charity (a kindly and lenient attitude toward people)
hope (one of the three Christian virtues)
faith; religion; religious belief (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny)
