theological virtue
noun
: one of the three spiritual graces faith, hope, and charity drawing the soul to God according to scholastic theology
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Indeed, a popular Catholic meme portrays the last three popes as each characterizing one of the three theological virtues: faith, hope, and charity.
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2015
Finally, Home Alone demonstrates the importance of faith, and particularly the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
—Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
The partridge in a pear tree is said to represent Jesus; the two turtle doves are supposedly The Old and New Testaments; the three French hens are purportedly Faith, Hope, and Charity, the theological virtues, and so on.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 20 Nov. 2019
The 3 French hens are Faith, Hope, and Charity, the theological virtues.
—Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2019
The way to avoid these wrong paths, says Francis, is by reminding ourselves of the primacy of the theological virtues, the center of which is charity.
—Thomas Reese, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
Then the church turned demographic fact into theological virtue by embracing urban advocacy and racial justice.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
In September’s quake, the cathedral escaped major damage, but authorities said a statue of Hope (the theological virtue) was toppled from its spot on the clock tower.
—Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, 18 Mar. 2018
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Victor Gaetan, Foreign Affairs, 25 Sep. 2015
Finally, Home Alone demonstrates the importance of faith, and particularly the three theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
—Gregory M. Collins, National Review, 27 Dec. 2023
The partridge in a pear tree is said to represent Jesus; the two turtle doves are supposedly The Old and New Testaments; the three French hens are purportedly Faith, Hope, and Charity, the theological virtues, and so on.
—Jill Gleeson, Country Living, 20 Nov. 2019
The 3 French hens are Faith, Hope, and Charity, the theological virtues.
—Katie Bourque, Good Housekeeping, 30 Sep. 2019
The way to avoid these wrong paths, says Francis, is by reminding ourselves of the primacy of the theological virtues, the center of which is charity.
—Thomas Reese, Houston Chronicle, 12 May 2018
Then the church turned demographic fact into theological virtue by embracing urban advocacy and racial justice.
—Marc Tracy, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2018
In September’s quake, the cathedral escaped major damage, but authorities said a statue of Hope (the theological virtue) was toppled from its spot on the clock tower.
—Christopher Reynolds, latimes.com, 18 Mar. 2018
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