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agathism

agathism noun: the doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.

Noun

agathism (uncountable)

  1. The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.

Origin of agathism

From Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”) + -ism.

Questions about agathism

What does agathism mean?
Agathism means the doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil.
What part of speech is agathism?
Agathism is a noun.

Words near agathism in the dictionary

  1. agathaumid
  2. agathaumids
  3. Agathinos
  4. Agathinus
  5. agathisflavone
  6. agathism
  7. agathist
  8. agathistic
  9. agathists
  10. agathodaemon
  11. agathodaemonic

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