Virtue — (Latin virtus ; Greek Polytonic|ἀρετή) is moral excellence. Personal virtues are characteristics valued as promoting individual and collective well being, and thus good by definition. The opposite of virtue is vice.Etymologically the word virtue… … Wikipedia
Christian Worship — Christian Worship † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Worship NOTION AND CHARACTERISTICS The word worship (Saxon weorthscipe, honour ; from worth, meaning value , dignity , price , and the termination, ship; Lat. cultus) in its… … Catholic encyclopedia
Virtue ethics — Virtue theory is a branch of moral philosophy that emphasizes character, rather than rules or consequences, as the key element of ethical thinking. In the West virtue ethics was the prevailing approach to ethical thinking in the ancient and… … Wikipedia
Virtue — • According to its etymology the word virtue (Latin virtus) signifies manliness or courage Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Virtue Virtue … Catholic encyclopedia
Christian Ernst Graaf — Christian Ernst Graf Christian Ernst Graf ou Graaf (30 juin 1723, Rudolstadt – 17 juillet 1804, La Haye) fut un compositeur d’origine allemande et devint maître de chapelle à la cour du stathouder à La Haye dans la république des Provinces Unies … Wikipédia en Français
Christian Ernst Graf — Kleine Gedigten voor Kinderen van Mr. H. van Alphen, in Muziek gezett, door C.E. Graaf, Petits poèmes pour enfants, mis en musiqu … Wikipédia en Français
Christian Gaul — Christian Gaul † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Gaul The Church of Gaul first appeared in history in connexion with the persecution at Lyons under Marcus Aurelius (177). The pagan inhabitants rose up against the Christians, and… … Catholic encyclopedia
Christian — • First Bishop of Prussia, d. 1245 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Christian Christian and Religious Perfection … Catholic encyclopedia
Christian and Religious Perfection — Christian and Religious Perfection † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian and Religious Perfection A thing is perfect in which nothing is wanting of its nature, purpose, or end. It may be perfect in nature, yet imperfect inasmuch as it… … Catholic encyclopedia
Virtue of Religion — Virtue of Religion † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Virtue of Religion Of the three proposed derivations of the word religion , that suggested by Lactantius and endorsed by St. Augustine seems perhaps to accord better with the idea than the… … Catholic encyclopedia