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cardinal virtues

set of four virtues recognized in the writings of Classical Antiquity: prudence, justice, fortitude, temperance
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cardinal virtues

Summary

cardinal virtues is a value system[1]. It draws 2,195 Wikipedia views per month (value_system category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • cardinal virtues's instance of is recorded as value system[3].
  • cardinal virtues is a type of virtue[4].
  • cardinal virtues comprises justice[5].
  • cardinal virtues comprises temperance[6].
  • cardinal virtues comprises fortitude[7].
  • cardinal virtues comprises wisdom[8].
  • cardinal virtues comprises phronesis[9].
  • cardinal virtues comprises courage[10].
  • cardinal virtues's topic's main category is recorded as Category:The Cardinal Virtues[11].
  • cardinal virtues's facet of is recorded as Christianity[12].
  • cardinal virtues's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia[13].
  • cardinal virtues's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[14].
  • cardinal virtues's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[15].
  • cardinal virtues's partially coincident with is recorded as five Confucian virtues[16].
  • cardinal virtues's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'cardinal virtues'}[17].
  • cardinal virtues's different from is recorded as Four Cardinal Virtues[18].

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Definition and Type

cardinal virtues's instance of is recorded as value system[3]. It is a type of virtue[4].

Use and Application

Components include justice[5]; temperance[6], a virtue[19]; fortitude[7]; wisdom[8], a virtue[20]; phronesis[9], a philosophical concept[21]; and courage[10], a virtue[22].

Why It Matters

cardinal virtues draws 2,195 Wikipedia views per month (value_system category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 40 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [19] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890), Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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  2. 6d ago · XeNivalys · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14483 → v/virtudes-cardinales
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P14483]]: v/virtudes-cardinales, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1779859433286"
  3. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Local thumb → —
    Has part(s) → justice, temperance, fortitude +3
    Partially coincident with → five Confucian virtues
    Instance of → value system
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007283478005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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