arete
noun/ˈæɹɪtiː/ · /ˈɑɹɪteɪ/
Etymology From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ).
1
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences excellence, goodness; virtue.
- All arete is included in justice, Cyrnus.1962, Lionel Ignacius Cusack Pearson, Popular Ethics in Ancient Greece, page 78 (translating a line from an old text)
2
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences The proper state or condition for a human.
- Related terms
- aretaic