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At one time virtus extended to include a wide range of meanings that covered one general ethical ideal. [1] The use of the word grew and shifted to fit evolving ideas of what manliness meant. [2] Once, virtus meant primarily that a man was a brave warrior, but it came also to mean that he was a good man, someone who did the right thing. During ...
In the Italian language, the term virtù is historically related to the Greek concept of aretḗ, the Latin virtus, and medieval Catholic virtues, e.g. the seven virtues. Thus, Machiavelli's use of the term is linked to the concept of virtue ethics.
Gallic coin featuring Virtus U.S. Continental currency Virginia four-dollar note of 1776 (obverse) with Virtus at the left. In ancient Roman religion, Virtus (Latin pronunciation: [ˈwɪrtuːs̠]) was the deity of bravery and military strength, the personification of the Roman virtue of virtus. The Greek equivalent deity was Arete. [1]
Virtus repulsae nescia sordidae Intaminatis fulget honoribus, Nec sumit aut ponit securis Arbitrio popularis aurae. was translated by Conington [3] as: True Virtue never knows defeat: Her robes she keeps unsullied still; Nor take, nor quits, her curule seat, To please a people's veering will.
virtus et labor: virtue and [hard] work: virtus et scientia: virtue and knowledge: Common motto virtus in media stat: virtue stands in the middle: A principle derived from the ethical theory of Aristotle. Idiomatically, "good practice lies in the middle path" between two extremes. It is disputed whether media or medio is correct. virtus junxit ...
Virtus, which shares a semantic element with the Latin word vir, "man," [64] is most commonly translated by either "virtue" or "courage, valor"; it is "the quality of manliness or manhood." [65] As an active quality, appropriate to the man of action, [66] virtus balances the potentially enervating effects of civilization in the natural ...
the only good language is a dead language: Example of dog Latin humor. sola scriptura: by scripture alone: The formal principle of the Protestant Reformation and one of the five solas, referring to the Protestant idea that the Bible alone is the ultimate authority, not the Pope or tradition. sola nobilitat virtus: virtue alone ennobles
Aeneas, depicted here with Venus, was considered the embodiment of gravitas, pietas, dignitas, and virtus. [4]Gravitas was one of the virtues that allowed citizens, particularly statesmen, to embody the concept of romanitas, [5] which denotes what it meant to be Roman and how Romans regarded themselves, eventually evolving into a national character. [6]