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virtutis

virtutis

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A Latin form meaning 'of virtue' used in ancient law or scholarly texts
  • noun
  • /vɪrˈtuːtɪs/
  • Formal
: virtutis
  • However, Goya's painting inverts the notion of the exemplum virtutis, providing an example to be avoided rather than one to be followed.

Examples

  • In the tradition of Roman law, discussions often reference the concept of virtutis when evaluating moral character.

  • And I am content to wait and praise the interior shape of things—vapor virtutis Dei, Ruach Elohim—which brooded over the face of the waters.

    Fiction book (1991)

  • Scholarly articles frequently explore the implications of virtutis in ethical debates surrounding justice and virtue.

  • The phrase 'civitas virtutis' indicates a city characterized by the principles of virtutis and moral integrity.

Surface Forms

virtutis singular

Etymology

Virtutis is a Latin form that literally means 'of virtue' and comes from virtus, the old word for 'virtue' or 'moral strength'. It's the same root as the English virtue, so in old inscriptions or legal phrases virtutis marks something that belongs to or is about bravery or goodness.