virtue

virtue (danh từ) nghĩa là đức hạnh, đạo đức, phẩm hạnh.

1. The idea of all that is good or excellent (in every sense of those terms) in a human being, collectively instantiated by a varying number of human traits known as "the virtues", the enumeration of which vary by the many virtue systems which have developed within different cultures, religions, and historical periods.Toàn bộ những phẩm chất tốt đẹp của con người, được xác định khác nhau tùy theo văn hóa, tôn giáo và thời kỳ lịch sử.
2. Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.Việc sống và suy nghĩ phù hợp với các nguyên tắc đạo đức; cách cư xử có đạo đức.
3. An attribute of a personality (a "personality trait") which predisposes a person to behaviors resulting in human goodness; an admirable quality.
4. A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person.
5. Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.

• Without virtue, there is no freedom.
• Better to be excluded from society than to deny the virtue of citizenship.