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cardinal virtue

car·di·nal vir·tue (plural car·di·nal vir·tues)


noun 
Definition:
 
traditionally important human virtue: one of the principal virtues in the classical or Christian traditions. In the classical tradition they are justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude, and in the Christian tradition they are justice, prudence, temperance, fortitude, faith, hope, and charity.

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