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| angel |
a person of great, kindness, virtue, or spiritual purity. [1/3 definitions] |
| better |
having moral superiority or greater virtue. [1/14 definitions] |
| Buddha |
(sometimes l.c.) in Buddhism, a title conferred upon one who has attained a state of enlightenment or is the embodiment of virtue and divine wisdom. [1/2 definitions] |
| caliber |
degree of competence, virtue, or worthiness. [1/3 definitions] |
| client |
one who is subject to the assistance of a government or private welfare agency, esp. by virtue of being poor. [1/3 definitions] |
| cogent |
convincing, or compelling by virtue of a strong argument or clear presentation. |
| Commonwealthmen |
group of British thinkers and reformers whose ideas of republicanism, civic virtue, and liberty had an influence on the leaders of the American Revolution. |
| confiscate |
to seize by virtue of authority. [1/3 definitions] |
| dharma |
conformity to the essence of the universe or one's self, and therefore to virtue, religion, and law. [1/2 definitions] |
| good |
virtue. [1/25 definitions] |
| hegemony |
predominance of one country or social group over others by virtue of leadership or influence. |
| magnet |
an object that attracts iron and some other materials by virtue of a natural or induced force field surrounding it. (See electromagnet.) [1/2 definitions] |
| nationality |
the condition of belonging to a particular nation by virtue of birth or naturalization. [1/4 definitions] |
| overrule |
to replace or reverse (a ruling) by virtue of higher authority. [1/3 definitions] |
| Protestant ethic |
a set of beliefs in the moral virtue of productive work, self-discipline, and frugality; Protestant work ethic; work ethic. |
| respect |
to feel or express esteem toward, esp. by considering others to be above oneself in level of knowledge, experience, judgment, or virtue. [1/8 definitions] |
| stain |
a tarnish or blot upon one's reputation, virtue, or moral purity; stigma. [1/9 definitions] |
| virtueless |
combined form of virtue. |
| vote |
a particular group considered distinct by virtue of how they are likely to vote. [1/9 definitions] |
| work ethic |
a belief in the moral virtue of hard work. |
| worse |
more lacking in excellence, virtue, or other positive values. [1/7 definitions] |
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