Phrase guide

seven virtues

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The seven heavenly virtues: the three theological and four cardinal virtues.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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noun

Meaning 2

The seven capital virtues; the virtues that are opposed to, or are remedies of, the seven deadly sins.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: Catholicism, Christianity

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَبْع فَضَائِل سَمَاوِيَّة (sabʕ faḍāʔil samāwiyya) — seven heavenly virtues
  • Chinese Mandarin: 七美德 (qī měidé) — seven heavenly virtues
  • Dutch: zeven deugden — seven heavenly virtues
  • Finnish: seitsemän hyvettä — seven heavenly virtues
  • French: sept vertus — seven heavenly virtues
  • German: sieben Tugenden — seven heavenly virtues
  • Japanese: 七つの美徳 (nanatsu no bitoku) — seven heavenly virtues
  • Japanese: 七元徳 (shichi gentoku) — seven heavenly virtues
  • Portuguese: sete virtudes — seven heavenly virtues
  • Russian: семь доброде́телей (semʹ dobrodételej) — seven heavenly virtues
  • Scottish Gaelic: seachd deagh-bheusan — seven heavenly virtues
  • Spanish: siete virtudes — seven heavenly virtues
  • Swedish: de sju dygderna — seven heavenly virtues