Virtue

• Alma 31:5

Alma refers to the virtue of the word.

• Moroni 9:9

Alma refers to raped Lamanites as having been deprived of "chastity and virtue". Considering the violence and depravity it makes sense that Moroni might resort to euphemism here. This example is particularly interesting as it is precisely the usage that victims of rape sometimes find most disturbing and hurtful.

See: User:Seanmcox/Suspect Words List

• Virtue, lds.org: topics

The definition, per lds.org. It is interesting to me to note, that this definition refers to "chastity and moral purity" as if either chastity was not completely encompassed by moral purity, or perhaps, that chastity was a synonym for moral purity. Of the 5 talks listed on this page at the time of writing, one does not use the word virtue, or any form of the word, and of the 4 that remain, only one fails to connect the word with chastity in a way that would suggest that they are synonyms, and that one usage that avoids conflating the terms, was quoting scripture.

• Virtue, Young Women: Personal Progress

While acknowledging that "Virtue is a pattern of thought and behavior based on high moral standards," this resource only gives the examples of "chastity and purity," purity being another abused word often used as a synonym for "chastity". It is interesting to me how "chastity and moral purity" does not sound nearly as redundant to me. I wonder if such a definition might still reflect a failure of the author to disengage from the "chastity" definition of "virtue". This resource also goes on to describe how "The power to create mortal life is an exalted power God has given His children..."

Cross-References

• Chastity