virtuous Copy link Outline I. Showing moral excellence1. virtūte praedĭtus2. hŏnestus3. rectus4. bŏnus5. prŏbus6. frūgi (strictly dat. of frux, but used as adj.)7. sanctus, pius8. intĕgerII. Chaste1. castus, pŭdīcus2. prŏbus3. hŏnestus4. intĕger • virtuous: I. Showing moral excellence: 1. virtūte praedĭtus: Cic. Dom. 15, 39 (cf. modestia praeditus, ib. 42, 110). Also, virtutibus ornatus, id. Off. 1, 15, 46 (cf. id. Verr. 1, 48, 127). Also, virtutis compotes, id. Tusc. 5, 13, 39. Phr.: to be v., virtutem habere, Cic. pass.: virtute praeditum esse, cf. supr.: to be very v., virtute plurimum praestare, Cic. Planc. 25, 60: to be so v. that, etc., tanta virtute esse ut, etc., id. Font. 13, 39. 2. hŏnestus: a most v. life, vita honestissima, id. Rosc. Am. 17, 48: v. honourable (III.). 3. rectus: v. dispositions, r. ingenia, Plin. Ep. 4, 7, med. (cf. r. consilia, Liv. 1, 27, init.: r. conscientia, Cic. Att. 13, 20, 4). Join: that which is v., quod r., honestum, et cum virtute est, id. Parad. 1, 1, 9. 4. bŏnus: the mark of the v. man is to act virtuously, boni est honeste facere, Quint. 5, 10, 64: v. good (adj., I., 1, f.). 5. prŏbus: a v. son, p. filius, Cic. Verr. 3, 69, 161: v. upright. 6. frūgi (strictly dat. of frux, but used as adj.): a v. life, frugi severaque vita, Cic. fil. ap. Cic. Fam. 16, 21, 4: v. also honest. 7. sanctus, pius: v. moral (adj., II.), pious. 8. intĕger: v. blameless. Join. of a v. life, integer vitae scelerisque purus, Hor. Od. 1, 22, 1. Phr.: v. actions, actiones virtutibus congruentes, Cic. Fin. 5, 21, 58: any v. action, siquid recte fit, id. Parad. 1, 9: to have led a thoroughly v. life, virtutis perfectae perfecto functum esse munere, id. Tusc. 1, 45, 109. II. Chaste: 1. castus, pŭdīcus: v. chaste. 2. prŏbus: who is reported by the citizens to be v., quam cives rumificant probam, Pl. Amph. 2, 2, 46. Join: a v. woman, p. et modesta mulier, Ter. Ad. 5, 8, 7: cf. p. et venerandus, Plin. 37, 2, 6, § 14. 3. hŏnestus: a v. sister, h. soror, Hor. S. 2, 3, 58. 4. intĕger: to preserve children and wives v. from one's wantonness, liberos conjugesque integras ab alicujus petulantia conservare, Cic. Verr. Act. 1, 5, 14. Cf. bona mulier, Pl. Merc. 3, 1, 16.