Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state or character of being virtuous.
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- noun the state of being
virtuous
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- noun the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
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Examples
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I think you are misleading people about the "virtuousness" of fat-free sweets.
VEGAN WHIPPED CREME, MARSHIE FLUFF-- THE POSSIBILITIES ARE ENDLESS! Bryanna Clark Grogan 2008
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Mrs. Wharton has often been accused of bitterness; let her critics note that the whole effect of this powerful story hangs upon our recognition of the power of simple human goodness -- not "virtuousness," but faithful, unselfish devotion of one sort or another -- to make life worth living.
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Our vulnerability to present temptations & our overestimation of our future virtuousness
Chris Martenson, Ph.D.: Dan Ariely Decodes Why Humans Are Hard-Wired to Inflate Ph.D. Chris Martenson 2011
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Our vulnerability to present temptations & our overestimation of our future virtuousness
Chris Martenson, Ph.D.: Dan Ariely Decodes Why Humans Are Hard-Wired to Inflate Ph.D. Chris Martenson 2011
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Contrary to Sorkin's vision of Harvard circa 2004, I saw widespread virtuousness there, in the form of social good, courtesy, curiosity and decency; I saw as many women in leadership roles as men.
Alex Pasternack: Our Big Facebook Profile: Some More Thoughts On "The Social Network" Alex Pasternack 2010
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Contrary to Sorkin's vision of Harvard circa 2004, I saw widespread virtuousness there, in the form of social good, courtesy, curiosity and decency; I saw as many women in leadership roles as men.
Alex Pasternack: Our Big Facebook Profile: Some More Thoughts On "The Social Network" Alex Pasternack 2010
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Do Tiger Woods and Sandra Bullock and David Vitter and Larry Craig and John Ensign and Bruce Springsteen promote their virtuousness and the faithfulness of their marriages as a shuck, one believed by only the naive and stupid -- like you and me?
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Contrary to Sorkin's vision of Harvard circa 2004, I saw widespread virtuousness there, in the form of social good, courtesy, curiosity and decency; I saw as many women in leadership roles as men.
Alex Pasternack: Our Big Facebook Profile: Some More Thoughts on The Social Network Alex Pasternack 2010
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Do Tiger Woods and Sandra Bullock and David Vitter and Larry Craig and John Ensign and Bruce Springsteen promote their virtuousness and the faithfulness of their marriages as a shuck, one believed by only the naive and stupid -- like you and me?
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Contrary to Sorkin's vision of Harvard circa 2004, I saw widespread virtuousness there, in the form of social good, courtesy, curiosity and decency; I saw as many women in leadership roles as men.
Alex Pasternack: Our Big Facebook Profile: Some More Thoughts On "The Social Network" Alex Pasternack 2010
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