Virtue

A virtue is a character trait valued as being good. The conceptual opposite of virtue is vice.

The virtues are sometimes referred to as collective groups. Some of these groupings include:

• The Theological Virtues: faith, hope, and love or charity
• The Cardinal Virtues: justice, fortitude, prudence, and temperance
• The Seven Holy Virtues: chastity, abstinence, liberality, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility
• The knightly or chivalric virtues vary depending on the period or author, but frequently include courage, justice, mercy, generosity, faith, nobility, and hope.