Ideal and Virtue

Ideal

Ideal noun - Someone of such unequaled perfection as to deserve imitation.

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Virtue and ideal are semantically related in integrity topic. In some cases you can use "Virtue" instead a noun "Ideal".

Nearby Words: idea, idealistic, ideally, idealize, idealise

Virtue noun - A quality that gives something special worth.

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Ideal and virtue are semantically related in honor topic. Sometimes you can use "Ideal" instead a noun "Virtue".

Nearby Words: virtuous, virtually, virtuously, virtu

particular	particular ideal	particular virtue
similar	similar ideal	similar virtue
certain	certain ideal	certain virtue
true	true ideal	true virtue
Other adjectives: actual, real, great, main, social, feminine, supposed, moral, ultimate, heroic, societal, political, classic, highest, greater, cultural, knightly, roman.

The main character is basically a Mary Sue of the feminine ideal who repeatedly asserts her virtue against the advances of a rakish suitor.

Source: Author Tract
Additionally, anyone who displays even an ounce of jealousy is considered to be a less than ideal Union citizen, as stoicism is considered a virtue there.

Source: Everybody Has Lots of Sex
On the more positive side of things, wanting life to be fair and thus striving towards an admittedly impossible ideal is seen as a virtue of our race.

Source: Life Isn't Fair

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