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141 virtus
virtūs, ūtis ( gen. plur. virtutium, App. Mag. 73; Paul. Nol. Carm. 10, 34; dat. and abl. VIRTVTEI, Inscr. Corp. Lat. 1, 30 and 34), f. [vir], manliness, manhood, i. e. the sum of all the corporeal or mental excellences of man, strength, vigor; bravery, courage; aptness, capacity; worth, excellence, virtue, etc.:I.virtus clara aeternaque habetur,
Sall. C. 1, 4:ni virtus fidesque vostra spectata mihi forent,
id. ib. 20, 2; id. J. 74, 1.In gen.A.Lit.:B.ita fiet, ut animi virtus corporis virtuti anteponatur,
Cic. Fin. 5, 13, 38:his virtutibus ornatus, modestiā, temperantiā, justitiā,
id. Off. 1, 15, 46; cf.:virtutes continentiae, gravitatis, justitiae, fidei,
id. Mur. 10, 23:virtus atque integritas,
id. Font. 13, 29:oratoris vis divina virtusque,
id. de Or. 2, 27, 120.—Transf., of animals, and of inanimate or abstract things, goodness, worth, value, power, strength, etc.:II.nam nec arboris, nec equi virtus (in quo abutimur nomine) in opinione sita est, sed in naturā,
Cic. Leg. 1, 16, 45:praedium-solo bono, suā virtute valeat,
Cato, R. R. 1, 2:merci pretium statui, pro virtute ut veneat,
Plaut. Mil. 3, 1, 131:navium,
Liv. 37, 24, 1:ferri,
Just. 11, 13, 11:herbarum,
Ov. M. 14, 357:oratoriae virtutes,
Cic. Brut. 17, 65:oratio habet virtutes tres,
Quint. 1, 5, 1:dicendi (opp. vitium),
id. 8, praef. §17: facundiae,
id. 12, 3, 9.—In partic.A.In the phrase deūm virtute, usu. with dicam, by the aid or merit of the gods, i. e. the gods be thanked (anteclass), Plaut. Trin. 2, 2, 65:B. 1.virtute deūm et majorum nostrūm,
id. Aul. 2, 1, 44; id. Capt. 2, 2, 71 dub.; cf. id. Mil. 3, 1, 85 and 90;so virtute eorum (i. e. majorum),
id. Trin. 3, 2, 17.—Lit.:2.est autem virtus nihil aliud quam in se perfecta et ad summum perducta natura,
Cic. Leg. 1, 8, 25:virtus est animi habitus naturae modo rationi consentaneus,
id. Inv. 2, 53, 159:cum omnes rectae animi affectiones virtutes appellentur... Appellata est ex viro virtus, etc.,
id. Tusc. 2, 18, 43; id. Inv. 2, 53, 159:nec vero habere virtutem satis est quasi artem aliquam, nisi utare... virtus in usu sui tota posita est,
id. Rep. 1, 2, 2:est in eo virtus et probitas et summum officium summaque observantia,
id. Fam. 13, 28, a, 2.—Transf., Virtue, personified as a deity, Cic. N. D. 2, 23, 61; 2, 31, 79; id. Leg. 2, 8, 19; 2, 11, 28; id. Phil. 14, 13, 34; Plaut. Am. prol. 42; Liv. 27, 25, 7; 29, 11, 13; Juv. 1, 115 al.—C.Military talents, courage, valor, bravery, gallantry, fortitude (syn. fortitudo), etc.:D.Helvetii reliquos Gallos virtute praecedunt, quod fere cottidianis proeliis cum Germanis contendunt,
Caes. B. G. 1, 1; cf. id. ib. 1, 2;1, 13: militum,
Sall. J. 52, 6; 62, 1:Claudi virtute Neronis Armenius cecidit,
Hor. Ep. 1, 12, 26:Scipiadae,
id. S. 2, 1, 72; cf. id. Epod. 9, 26; 16, 5; id. C. 2, 7, 11.—Obstinacy:iniqua,
Stat. Th. 11, 1.
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