by virtue of
Syllables: by vir·tue ofUK/baɪ ˈvɜːtʃuː ɒv/US/baɪ ˈvɝtʃu ʌv/
by virtue of preposition: (originally) By the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.
Preposition
by virtue of
- (originally) By the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.
- Moreouer the perfit beleue of this article, worketh in all true chriſten people, aloue to continue in this vnitie, and afeare to be caſte out of the ſame, and it worketh in them that be ſinners and repentant, great comforte, and conſolacion, to obteine remiſſion of ſinne, by vertue of Chriſtes...1543 June 7, Henry VIII of England, “The Nynthe Article. The Holy Catholike Churche.”, in A Necessary Doctrine and Erudicion for Any Chrysten Man, Set furth by the Kynges Maiestye of Englande, &c....
- But in the high Court of Parliament, every Man by virtue of the King's Authority, by Writ under the Great Seal, hath a judicial Place; and ſo conſequently the killing of every of them had been a ſeveral Treaſon, and Crimen læſæ Majeſtatis.1605 February 14, “The Tryal of the Conspirators Concern’d in the Gunpowder-Plot, on Monday the 27th of January, Anno 1605. [Julian calendar] and in the Third Year of King James the First, in...
- Synonyms:
- based on, due to, in virtue of, on account of, along of, because, because of, as a consequence of, out of consideration for, by dint of
by virtue of meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Malayalam and Kannada
by virtue of in Tamil
- காரணத்தால், மூலமாக, இதனால், பயன்திறனால், என்ற தகுதியினால், என்ற தன்மையினால்
by virtue of in Urdu
- by virtue of
- ازروئے az ru'ey
by virtue of in Malayalam
- because of, by dint of, by means of
- ഇന്നതിന്റെ അടിസ്ഥാനത്തിന്മേൽ, ന്യായേന, ന്യായപ്രകാരം, ഇന്നതിന്റെ ബലത്തിന്മേൽ, അതുകൊണ്ട്, വശാത്
by virtue of in Kannada
- ಆಧಾರದ ಮೇಲೆ, ಆ ಕಾರಣದಿಂದ
More languagesFewer languages
- by virtue of in Arabic
- عَلَى أَسَاس ʕalā ʔasās, بِفَضْل bifaḍl, بِمُقْتْضَى bimuqtḍā, بِسَبَبّ bisababb
- by virtue of in Persian
- به سبب be sabab-e
Examples of by virtue of in a sentence
- We guarantee by virtue of our power and the confidence of those who accept the guarantee; it is given by means of a word, which is accepted as a pledge for the future performance of a contract; [...]1826, George Crabb, “To Guarantee, be Security, be Responsible, Warrant”, in English Synonymes, with Copious Illustrations and...
- England's domination of the first half was almost total, but they somehow contrived to allow Tunisia to raise themselves off the floor by virtue of rank carelessness from [Gareth] Southgate's side.2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport, archived from the original on 21 Apr 2019:
- His wedding was one of the biggest TV events of the 20th century, but he came first in “Charles and Diana” only by virtue of birth and, perhaps, the alphabet.2023 May 6, James Poniewozik, “Charles III Was Crowned King. But Can He Ever Be the Star?”, in The New York Times:
Synonyms of by virtue of
- based on
- due to
- in virtue of
- on account of
- because
- because of
- as a consequence of
- out of consideration for
- by dint of
- on the force of
12 more synonymsFewer synonyms
- on the grounds of
- in the interest of
- on
- owing to
- for the purpose of
- by reason of
- in respect of
- as a result of
- for sake of
- for the sake of
- thanks to
- along of
Origin of by virtue of
Modification of Middle English in vertu of, a calque of Anglo-Norman par vertu de or Middle French par la vertu de (“by the authority of”); from Old French vertu (“goodness; honour; valour; virtue”) (whence English virtue (“(obsolete) inherent power of a god or other supernatural being; inherent power or efficacy of something”)).
Questions about by virtue of
- What does by virtue of mean?
- By virtue of means (originally) By the authority or power of; (now) because of; on the grounds of; by reason of.
- What is by virtue of in Tamil?
- By virtue of in Tamil is காரணத்தால், மூலமாக, இதனால். See By virtue of meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use by virtue of in a sentence?
- We guarantee by virtue of our power and the confidence of those who accept the guarantee; it is given by means of a word, which is accepted as a pledge for the future performance of a contract; [...]
- What part of speech is by virtue of?
- By virtue of is a preposition.
- How do you pronounce by virtue of?
- By virtue of is pronounced /baɪ ˈvɜːtʃuː ɒv/ (UK).
Words near by virtue of in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: by virtue of (page history and authors); by virtue of (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); ازروئے (Urdu) (page history and authors); by virtue of (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); by virtue of (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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