- areteexcellence, goodness; virtue.
- aretaicOf or pertaining to virtue or excellence.
- aretaicsThe ethical theory which excludes all relations between virtue and happiness; the science of virtue; contrasted with eudaemonics.
- aretalogyA form of sacred biography in which a deity's attributes are listed, in the form of poem or text, in the first person.
- aretegenicConducive to or producing virtue.
- aretocracyA form of governance or political organization in which authority or eligibility for public office is based on virtue, moral excellence, or demonstrated civic merit.