plural of virtue

(uncountable) Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.

(idiomatic) Synonym of by virtue of

(idiomatic) (originally) by the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.

A surname.

plural of Virtue

(in combination) Having the specified kind or number of virtues.

Alternative form of vertu.

(idiomatic, rhetoric, logic, linguistics) A type of tautology in which an item is explained in terms of the item itself, only put in different (usually more abstract) words.

A Puritan given name, such as Hope or Charity, derived from one of the Christian virtues.