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summum malum

summum malum noun: the greatest evil.

Noun

summum malum (plural summa mala)

  1. The greatest evil.
    • The "liberalism of fear," as Shklar tags it, is grounded in an appreciation that cruelty is the summum malum, the worst thing that human beings can inflict upon one another.1998, Richard J. Ellis, The Dark Side of the Left: Illiberal Egalitarianism in America, page 40
    Antonyms:
    summum bonum

Antonyms of summum malum

Forms of summum malum

pluralsumma mala

Questions about summum malum

What does summum malum mean?
Summum malum means the greatest evil.
What part of speech is summum malum?
Summum malum is a noun.
What is the plural of summum malum?
The plural of summum malum is summa mala.

Words near summum malum in the dictionary

  1. summs
  2. summula
  3. summulae
  4. summum bonum
  5. summum genus
  6. summum malum
  7. summut
  8. summy
  9. Summys
  10. sumn
  11. sumner

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