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31Virtue — Vir tue (?; 135), n. [OE. vertu, F. vertu, L. virtus strength, courage, excellence, virtue, fr. vir a man. See {Virile}, and cf. {Virtu}.] 1. Manly strength or courage; bravery; daring; spirit; valor. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] Built too strong… …
32Petrarch — (Francesco Petrarca, 1304 1374) Italian poet and hu manist, commonly ranked as second only to Dante among Italian poets and conventionally designated as the first humanist (more ac curately, the first humanist to gain a widespread reputation)… …
33noble — no•ble [[t]ˈnoʊ bəl[/t]] adj. bler, blest, n. 1) distinguished by rank or title 2) pertaining to persons so distinguished 3) of, belonging to, or constituting a hereditary class that has special social or political status in a country or state;… …
34virtue — (n.) early 13c., moral life and conduct, moral excellence, vertu, from Anglo French and O.Fr. vertu, from L. virtutem (nom. virtus) moral strength, manliness, valor, excellence, worth, from vir man (see VIRILE (Cf. virile)). For my part I honour… …
35Borden Parker Bowne — Borden Parker Bowen was born on 14 January, 1847, near Leonardville, NJ, and died in Boston on 1 April, 1910. He was one of six children of upright parents raised in rural New Jersey, near what is today called Atlantic Highlands. Notably, the… …
36Socrates — • Fourth century Church historian • Greek philosopher (469 399 B.C.) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Socrates ♦ Socrates …
37Confucianism — The Dacheng Hall, the main hall of the Temple of Confucius in Qufu …
38Aristotle — • Philosopher, born at Stagira, a Grecian colony in the Thracian peninsula Chalcidice, 384 B.C.; died at Chalcis, in Euboea, 322 B.C Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Aristotle Aristotle …
39Monotheism — • A word coined in comparatively modern times to designate belief in the one supreme God, the Creator and Lord of the world, the eternal Spirit, All powerful, All wise, and All good, the Rewarder of good and the Punisher of evil, the Source of… …
40Hero — For other uses, see Hero (disambiguation). Heroism and Heroine redirect here. For the film, see Heroism (film). For other uses of Heroine, see Heroine (disambiguation). good guy redirects here. For other uses, see The Good Guys (disambiguation).… …
