Dictionary - Definition of ARETOLOGY

Definition: ARETOLOGY


Part of Speech	Definition
Noun	1. That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it.[Websters].
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)		Top

"Aretology" is a common misspelling or typo for: iridology, anemology, erotology.

Date "Aretology" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references)

Specialty Definition: ARETOLOGY

Domain	Definition
Noah Webster	[Noun] That part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature and the means of attaining to it. [Little used.]. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary	[Noun] that part of moral philosophy which treats of virtue, its nature, and the means of attaining to it. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.		Top

Extended Definition: ARETOLOGY

Aretology

Aretology is that part of moral philosophy which deals with virtue, its nature, and the means of arriving at it.

It is also a genre or form of literature, a narrative showing the "virtues," i.e. powers of the main character. Examples are found in antiquity of famous heroes.

References

This article incorporates content from the 1728 Cyclopaedia, a publication in the public domain. [1]

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