How can I say "the value some action has by having or not having the quality of virtue"? I want to say "virtual value" but that sounds like the value is not real. How else can I phrase this?
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Virtuous means possessing virtue; having or showing virtue. You could say virtuous value or that the action was virtuous. Another option is to choose a synonym for virtuous, and say something like noble value. |
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Moral Value "His action was commended for its moral value." Virtue and morality aren't exactly the same thing, but they are similar enough to make this work in mosts contexts. |
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Virtue value is an option, at least better than "virtual value". But there may be better ways still to say it, including dropping the word "value". |
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Lexically speaking the word OP seeks should be virtuousness, but in practice most people would use the near-synonym righteousness in this context...
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In D&D games, this quantity was called 'karma points'. The phrase seems to be making a comeback:Ngram for karma points |
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