virtue: Meaning and Definition of

vir•tue

1. moral excellence; goodness; righteousness.
2. conformity of one's life and conduct to moral and ethical principles; uprightness; rectitude.
3. chastity; virginity: to lose one's virtue.
4. a particular moral excellence. Cf.
5. a good or admirable quality or property: the virtue of knowing one's weaknesses.
6. effective force; power or potency: a charm with the virtue of removing warts.
7. an order of angels. Cf.(def. 1).
8. manly excellence; valor.
9. by reason of; because of: to act by virtue of one's legitimate authority.
10. to make the best of a difficult or unsatisfactory situation.