Temperance, Fortitude, and the Theological Virtues Flashcards
Define magnanimity.
Seeking excellence in all things but especially in great things.
Define magnificence.
Using one’s wealth to do great things.
Define patience.
The ability to suffer evils well.
(Equanimity in the face of evils)
Define perseverance.
Persisting in the arduous good until the end is achieved.
Define longanimity.
The ability to await the good.
(“Longness of soul”)
Define mortification.
The ability to suffer.
Define shame.
The fear of being perceived as lowly.
Define honestia.
(Also called “integrity”).
Always seeking to do what is virtuous in each situation.
Define abstinence.
Refraining from eating certain kinds of food.
Define fasting.
Refraining from eating food in general.
Define sobriety.
Moderating one’s use of alcohol.
Define continence.
Remaining steadfast in will despite the tumult of the appetites.
Define chastity.
Moderating carnal pleasures of touch.
Define virginity.
Always refraining from taking delight, even interiorly, from carnal pleasures.
Define clemency (meekness).
Moderation of the delight of vindication (of anger).
Define modesty proper.
Keeping one’s externals from drawing others into sins against the 6th and 9th commandments.
Define humility (3 features).
- Willingness to live in accordance with truth.
- Restraint of the irascible appetite from striving for excellence beyond one’s state.
- Not judging oneself greater than he is.
Define eutrapelia.
The virtue of right recreation.
Define sportsmanship.
Regulating one’s pleasure in relation to games or play.
Define decorum.
Moderating one’s externals to suit person and circumstance.
Define silence (two features).
- Speaking only when necessary.
- Maintaining interior quiet of the appetites.
Define studiosity.
Seeking to have knowledge according to one’s state in life.
Define the virtue of simplicity.
Modifying one’s externals as to quantity (having neither more than is necessary nor less).
Define faith.
Giving assent to the deposit of faith.
