virtue
nounMoral excellence and righteousness; goodness.
nounAn example or kind of moral excellence.
nounChastity, especially in a woman.
nounA particularly efficacious, good, or beneficial quality; advantage.
nounEffective force or power.
nounThe fifth of the nine orders of angels in medieval angelology.
nounManly courage; valor.
idiom(by/in) On the grounds or basis of; by reason of.
nounManly spirit; bravery; valor; daring; courage.