summum bonum
[ soom-oom -boh-noom; English suhm-uhm -boh-nuhm ]
/ ˈsʊm ʊm ˈboʊ nʊm; English ˈsʌm əm ˈboʊ nəm /
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noun Latin.
the highest or chief good.
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summum bonum
/ Latin (ˈsʊmʊm ˈbɒnʊm) /
noun
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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