Christian virtues

Faith, hope, charity

The Christian virtues are moral qualities prized in Christian teaching, traditionally divided into theological virtues (faith, hope, and charity) and cardinal virtues (prudence, justice, temperance, and fortitude).

The theological virtues come from scripture; the cardinal virtues were adopted from classical philosophy.

Together they form the foundation of Christian moral life: She embodied the Christian virtues of humility and compassion.

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moral framework

Christian virtuesnihilism

Rejection of objective meaning

amorality · hedonism · Epicureanism · moral relativism · Enlightenment values

virtue vs. vice

Christian virtuesseven deadly sins

Traditional mortal transgressions

cardinal sins · vice · mortal sins · pride · greed

religious tradition

Christian virtuesRoman virtues

Ancient civic moral principles

master morality

Family

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