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Virtues
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Virtues are a rank in Christian angelology, often associated with divine strength, miraculous order, courage, and the communication of holy power.
Virtues are an angelic order linked with strength, holy power, and divine action.
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- Angels & Archangels
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- Birth Chart, Zodiac, Transit
Virtues are an angelic order linked with strength, holy power, and divine action.
A manuscript-style hierarchy, not a claim that a named being has one canonical appearance.
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The story behind Virtues
Virtues became part of the middle hierarchy in Christian angelology, often between Dominions and Powers.
The spiritual meaning of Virtues
Spiritually, Virtues ask how strength can serve goodness without spectacle.
Virtues in the Bible
Virtues are connected to New Testament language about powers and mighty works, though the exact choir system is later theology.
Why Virtues matters
Virtues matter because the name points less to moral personality traits and more to heavenly power or strength in ordered service.
How to read Virtues
Virtues come up when studying the nine choirs, especially how later tradition describes divine power working through creation and providence.
Virtues in practice: an example
In traditional angelology, Virtues may symbolize the strength behind signs, wonders, courage, and holy endurance.
Where readings of Virtues go wrong
A common error is to confuse the angelic order Virtues with general human virtues, though the words overlap.
Sources and editorial method
This entry summarizes the tradition in the Almanac's own words; where no source is listed, it is an editorial summary rather than a primary text, and symbolic readings are named as the tradition's, not as fact.
- Source
- The Great Almanac Dictionary
- Category
- Angels & Archangels
- Last updated
- 2026-09-26
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What are Virtues?
Virtues are a rank in Christian angelology, often associated with divine strength, miraculous order, courage, and the communication of holy power.
Where do Virtues come from?
Virtues became part of the middle hierarchy in Christian angelology, often between Dominions and Powers.
What do Virtues mean spiritually?
Spiritually, Virtues ask how strength can serve goodness without spectacle.
What does the Bible say about Virtues?
Virtues are connected to New Testament language about powers and mighty works, though the exact choir system is later theology.
What do people get wrong about Virtues?
A common error is to confuse the angelic order Virtues with general human virtues, though the words overlap.
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