cardinal virtue

English Thesaurus

1. one of the seven preeminent virtues (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	virtue,
definition	:	a particular moral excellence (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	natural virtue,
definition	:	(scholasticism) one of the four virtues (prudence, justice, fortitude, and temperance) derived from nature (noun.attribute)

hyponym	:	supernatural virtue, theological virtue,
definition	:	according to Christian ethics: one of the three virtues (faith, hope, and charity) created by God to round out the natural virtues (noun.attribute)