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One of a school of Lutheran divines which held that the body of Christ is present everywhere, and especially in the eucharist, in virtue of his omnipresence. Called also ubiquitist, and ubiquitary.
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A pathological process by virtue of which a unilateral morbid condition on being abolished on one side of the body makes its appearance in the corresponding region upon the other side.
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Specifically: Chastity; purity; especially, the chastity of women; virginity.
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The doctrine that virtue is founded in utility, or that virtue is defined and enforced by its tendency to promote the highest happiness of the universe.
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One of the orders of the celestial hierarchy.
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Virtue; power. See Virtue.
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Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor.
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Active quality or power; capacity or power adequate to the production of a given effect; energy; strength; potency; efficacy; as, the virtue of a medicine.
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Capable of being trained or educated; as, boys trainable to virtue.
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Energy or influence operating without contact of the material or sensible substance.
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Destitute of virtue; without efficacy or operating qualities; powerless.
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Excellence; value; merit; meritoriousness; worth.
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A person sanctified; a holy or godly person; one eminent for piety and virtue; any true Christian, as being redeemed and consecrated to God.
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The state of being tried or tempted; exposure to suffering that tests strength, patience, faith, or the like; affliction or temptation that exercises and proves the graces or virtues of men.
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A particular moral excellence; as, the virtue of temperance, of charity, etc.
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To rate highly; to have in high esteem; to hold in respect and estimation; to appreciate; to prize; as, to value one for his works or his virtues.
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To make efficacious; to give virtue of efficacy.
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Possessing or exhibiting virtue.
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Specifically, moral excellence; integrity of character; purity of soul; performance of duty.
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An annual or stated sum of money or other valuable thing, paid by one ruler or nation to another, either as an acknowledgment of submission, or as the price of peace and protection, or by virtue of some treaty; as, the Romans made their conquered countries pay tribute.
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