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1. anything considered to be an important or characteristic virtue: Tenacity is his cardinal virtue.2. cardinal virtues, Ancient Philos. justice, prudence, temperance, and fortitude.[1300-50; ME]
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Cardinal Virtues — • The four principal virtues upon which the rest of the moral virtues turn or are hinged Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cardinal Virtues Cardinal Virtues … Catholic encyclopedia
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Cardinal — Car di*nal, a. [L. cardinalis, fr. cardo the hinge of a door, that on which a thing turns or depends: cf. F. cardinal.] Of fundamental importance; pre[ e]minent; superior; chief; principal. [1913 Webster] The cardinal intersections of the zodiac … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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