A blemish on one's character or reputation.
A reagent or dye used to stain microscope specimens so as to make some structures visible.
A discoloured spot or area.
Any of a number of non-standard tinctures used in modern heraldry.
A substance used to soak into a surface and colour it.
To cause to seem inferior or soiled by comparison.
To coat a surface with a stain
To treat (a microscopic specimen) with a dye, especially one that dyes specific features
To taint or tarnish someone's character or reputation
To discolour.
To become stained; to take a stain.
A particular manifestation of moral excellence in a person; an admirable quality.
A creature embodying divine power, specifically one of the orders of heavenly beings, traditionally ranked above angels and below archangels.
Accordance with moral principles; conformity of behaviour or thought with the strictures of morality; good moral conduct.
Specifically, each of several qualities held to be particularly important, including the four cardinal virtues, the three theological virtues, or the seven virtues opposed to the seven deadly sins.
An inherently advantageous or excellent quality of something or someone; a favourable point, an advantage.
Specifically, moral conduct in sexual behaviour, especially of women; chastity.
The inherent power or efficacy of something (now only in phrases).