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“virtuous” in Latin
ōrnōto furnish, equip, outfit, prepare; to adorn, ornament, decorate; to honor, commend, praisehonestusfull of or regarded with honor; honorable; of high birth; noble; distinguished; respectable; eminent; bring or deservingregōto rule, govern, direct; to guide, steer, control; to oversee, manageprobusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able; upright, honest, virtuous, moral, provensānctimōniasanctity; virtuousness, chastity
The English word virtuous itself goes back to Latin vir, through virtuōsus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
virtuous
virtute praeditus, ornatus: virtutis compos: in quo virtus inest; or perhaps rather probus: honestus: rectus (with reference to moral goodness and an upright life). A virtuous life, vita honesta: or, in the highest sense, vita sancta; vitae sanctitas, sanctimonia: a virtuous action, quod cum virtute fit; honeste, recte factum: actio honesta (after Cic.): thoroughly virtuous, in quo inest virtus omnibus numeris perfecta, absoluta: to be highly virtuous, singulari, eximia virtute praeditum esse: to have led a thoroughly virtuous life, virtutis perfectae perfecto functum esse munere (Cic., Tusc., 1, 45, 109): all virtuous persons are happy, omnes virtutis compotes beati sunt (ibid. 5, 13, 39).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for virtuous?
- The usual Latin words for “virtuous” are ōrnō, honestus, regō; also probus, sānctimōnia. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.