plural of work of necessity

(Christianity, Judaism) Work that is sufficiently important to be done on the Sabbath, despite the usual prohibitions against working on that day.

Synonym of doctrine of necessity

simple past tense and past participle of make a virtue of necessity

present participle of make a virtue of necessity

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of make a virtue of necessity

A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it.

Alternative form of necessity is the mother of invention

(idiomatic) To make the best of a difficult situation; to recast or portray an action or situation in which one has no alternatives as an action or situation which was deliberately chosen on its merits.

A person who is in great need of something will find a way to obtain it, and violate the law if needed.