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cardinal virtue

car·di·nal vir·tue
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [kahr-dn-l vur-choo]
    • /ˈkɑr dn l ˈvɜr tʃu/
    • /ˈkɑː.dɪ.nəl ˈvɜː.tjuː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kahr-dn-l vur-choo]
    • /ˈkɑr dn l ˈvɜr tʃu/

Definitions of cardinal virtue words

  • noun cardinal virtue anything considered to be an important or characteristic virtue: Tenacity is his cardinal virtue. 1
  • noun cardinal virtue cardinal virtues, Ancient Philosophy. justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude. 1
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Origin of cardinal virtue

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1300-50

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Parts of speech for Cardinal virtue

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
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cardinal virtue popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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