Antonyms for by virtue of
| Grammar : Conjuction, prep |
| Spell : vur-choo |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈvɜr tʃu |
Definition of by virtue of
Origin :- early 13c., "moral life and conduct, moral excellence," vertu, from Anglo-French and Old French vertu, from Latin virtutem (nominative virtus) "moral strength, manliness, valor, excellence, worth," from vir "man" (see virile).
- For my part I honour with the name of virtue the habit of acting in a way troublesome to oneself and useful to others. [Stendhal "de l'Amour," 1822]
- Phrase by virtue of (early 13c.) preserves alternative Middle English sense of "efficacy." Wyclif Bible has virtue where KJV uses power. The seven cardinal virtues (early 14c.) were divided into the natural (justice, prudence, temperance, fortitude) and the theological (hope, faith, charity). To make a virtue of a necessity (late 14c.) translates Latin facere de necessitate virtutem [Jerome].
- As in because : conjuction on account of
- As in through : prep by way of
- As in via : prep by way of
Synonyms for by virtue of
- along
- as
- as a consequence
- as a means
- as a result
- as a result of
- as long as
- as things go
- at the hand of
- because of
- being
- by
- by cause of
- by dint of
- by means of
- by reason
- by reason of
- by the agency of
- by this route
- by virtue of
- considering
- due to
- for
- for the reason that
- for the sake of
- in as much as
- in behalf of
- in consequence of
- in that
- in the interest of
- in view of
- in virtue of
- now that
- on the grounds that
- on the way
- over
- owing to
- per
- seeing
- since
- thanks to
- through
- through the medium of
- through this medium
- using
- via
- whereas
- with
- with the help of
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