theological virtues

plural noun

1. (esp among the scholastics) those virtues that are infused into man by a special grace of God, specifically faith, hope, and charity Compare natural virtues

Example Sentences

For the next 45 minutes, the parishioners recited hymns, knelt in prayer and listened to the homily, which reflected on the three theological virtues: faith, hope and love.

From The Guardian

Love is the greatest of the theological virtues and is at the heart of Christ’s teachings.

From MSNBC

The three theological virtues of faith, hope and love are written on the cans.

From Washington Post

"Lumen Fidei," or "The Light of Faith," caps a three-part series begun by Benedict XVI in 2005, exploring faith after prior tracts addressed love and hope, which together form the three theological virtues.

From Wall Street Journal

It was by the third and greatest of the theological virtues, charity, that the moral as well as the intellectual nature of man was regenerated, though the change was wrought, perhaps, by slower degrees.

From Project Gutenberg