virtue, inphilosophy, the conformity oflifeand conduct with the principles ofmorality. (Read Peter Singer’s Britannica entry on ethics.) An enumeration of four cardinal virtues is said to go back toSocratesand is certainly to be found inPlatoandAristotle. These areprudence, temperance,fortitude,...
Seven heavenly virtues, in Roman Catholic theology, the seven virtues that serve to counter the seven deadly sins. Formally enumerated by Pope Gregory I (the Great) in the 6th century and elaborated in the 13th century by St. Thomas Aquinas, they are (1)
According to Roman Catholic theology, gluttony can be countered with theheavenly virtueoftemperance. The seven deadly sins were first enumerated by PopeGregory I(the Great) in the 6th century and were elaborated bySt. Thomas Aquinasin the 13th century. Along with gluttony, the deadly sins include...
Lust, in Roman Catholic theology, one of the seven deadly sins. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, issued by the Vatican in 1992, lust is the “disordered desire for or inordinate enjoyment of sexual pleasure.” It goes on to state that