summum bonum

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sum·mum bo·num (s

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The greatest or supreme good.

[Latin : summum, neuter of summus, highest + bonum, good.]

summum bonum Latin [ˈsʊmʊm ˈbɒnʊm]

(Philosophy) the principle of goodness in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived; highest or supreme good

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summum bonum - the supreme good in which all moral values are included or from which they are derived

good, goodness - moral excellence or admirableness; "there is much good to be found in people"

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Don Quixote then asked him how many children he had, and observed that one of the things wherein the ancient philosophers, who were without the true knowledge of God, placed the summum bonum was in the gifts of nature, in those of fortune, in having many friends, and many and good children.

Don Quixote by Cervantes, Miguel View in context

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