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a paragon of virtue

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  • paragon of virtue — perfect example of moral excellence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • virtue — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ cardinal, great, important, real ▪ chief, primary ▪ heroic ▪ inherent …   Collocations dictionary

  • virtue — n. admirable feature moral excellence 1) to have a virtue (our budget has the virtue of providing for a small surplus) 2) a cardinal virtue 3) (misc. ) a paragon of virtue misc. 4) by virtue of ( because of ); of easy virtue (old fashioned) (… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • paragon — [16] When we say someone is a ‘paragon of virtue’ – a perfect example of virtue, able to stand comparison with any other – we are unconsciously using the long dead metaphor of ‘sharpening’ them against others. The word comes via archaic French… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • paragon — [16] When we say someone is a ‘paragon of virtue’ – a perfect example of virtue, able to stand comparison with any other – we are unconsciously using the long dead metaphor of ‘sharpening’ them against others. The word comes via archaic French… …   Word origins

  • paragon — UK [ˈpærəɡən] / US [ˈperəˌɡɑn] noun [countable] Word forms paragon : singular paragon plural paragons formal someone who is perfect or who is the best possible example of a particular quality paragon of: a paragon of virtue …   English dictionary

  • paragon — par|a|gon [ˈpærəgən US ga:n] n [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Early French, from Old Italian paragone stone for testing gold , from paragonare to test on such a stone , from Greek parakonan to sharpen ] someone who is perfect or is extremely brave,… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • paragon — par|a|gon [ perə,gan ] noun count FORMAL someone who is perfect or who is the best possible example of a particular quality: paragon of: a paragon of virtue …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • paragon — 1. noun a) A person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model of some given (especially positive) quality. In the novel, Constanza is a paragon of virtue who would never compromise her reputation. b) A size of type between great… …   Wiktionary

  • paragon — noun (C) someone who is perfect or is extremely brave, good etc (+ of): a paragon of virtue …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • paragon — I noun acme of perfection, champion, eminent person, example, exceller, exemplar, good example, great person, height of perfection, hero, ideal, man of mark, model, model of virtue, nonesuch, nonpareil, person of repute, prize, specimen, standard …   Law dictionary

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