Etymology

aretegenic

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Today it means: Conducive to or producing virtue. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀρετή
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀρετή“virtue”
  2. English todayaretegenic

Coined by Episcopalian theologian Ellen T. Charry in 1997 in "By the Renewing of Your Minds" →ISBN. From Ancient Greek ἀρετή (aretḗ, “virtue”) and γεννάω (gennáō, “to beget”).

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