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cardinal virtues

cardinal virtues Cardinal virtues are the chief or foundational virtues on which other virtues are understood to depend.

Cardinal virtues are the chief or foundational virtues on which other virtues are understood to depend. In this historical usage, they are prudence, temperance, fortitude, and justice.

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Drafting source: Baldwin Dictionary of Philosophy and Psychology, 1901. 1901 New York Macmillan original; archive index checked 2026-10-18. “Cardinal Virtues” (Cardinal Virtues).
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