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Collocations for virtue - noun

ADJECTIVE

cardinal, great, important, real
chief, primary
heroic
inherent
There is, of course. no inherent virtue in moderation.
The Slavophiles believed in the inherent virtue of the Russian people.
old-fashioned, traditional
He understands the traditional virtue of hard work.
Christian, ethical, moral, theological
the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity
intellectual, political, social
civic, public
Machiavelli's idea of civic virtue
domestic
She was seen as a paragon of domestic virtue.
personal (esp. AmE), private
human
female, feminine, manly, masculine
easy
women of easy virtue (= with low standards of sexual morality)

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VERB + virtue

have, possess
Her book has the cardinal virtue of simplicity.
embody
Philippe embodies the French virtues of charm and grace.
cultivate, practise/practice
He taught his children to practise/practice the virtues of temperance and chastity.
espouse, extol, preach, promote, tout (esp. AmE)
He never stops extolling the virtues of the free market.
inculcate, teach
celebrate
a story celebrating the virtues of democracy

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PHRASES

make a virtue of necessity (= to manage to gain an advantage from sth you have to do and cannot avoid)
a paragon of virtue
It would have taken a paragon of virtue not to feel jealous.

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