summum bonum
UK/ˌsʌməm ˈbəʊnəm/US/ˌsʊməm ˈbɑnəm/
summum bonum noun: the greatest good; the ultimate importance; the singular end which human beings ought to pursue.
Noun
summum bonum (plural summa bona)
- The greatest good; the ultimate importance; the singular end which human beings ought to pursue.
- In a word, euery man for hiw owne ends: our ſummum bonum is commodity, and the Goddeſſe we adore is Dea moneta, Queene Mony, to whom wee daily offer ſacrifice, which ſteeres our hearts, hands, affections, all: […]1621, Democritus Junior [pseudonym; Robert Burton], “Democritus Iunior to the Reader”, in The Anatomy of Melancholy, […], Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] John Lichfield and Iames Short, for Henry Cripps...
- Antonyms:
- summum malum
summum bonum meaning in Tamil
summum bonum in Tamil
- பெருமநலன், உச்ச உயர் குறிக்கோள் நலம்
Antonyms of summum bonum
Forms of summum bonum
| plural | summa bona |
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Origin of summum bonum
Learned borrowing from Latin summum bonum.
Questions about summum bonum
- What does summum bonum mean?
- Summum bonum means the greatest good; the ultimate importance; the singular end which human beings ought to pursue.
- What is summum bonum in Tamil?
- Summum bonum in Tamil is பெருமநலன், உச்ச உயர் குறிக்கோள் நலம். See Summum bonum meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is summum bonum?
- Summum bonum is a noun.
- How do you pronounce summum bonum?
- Summum bonum is pronounced /ˌsʌməm ˈbəʊnəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of summum bonum?
- The plural of summum bonum is summa bona.
Words near summum bonum in the dictionary
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