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Definition: Common Good |
Common GoodNoun1. The good of a community. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Common GoodSynonym: commonweal (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Common Good |
| English words defined with "common good": Royal assent. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "common good": comparative advantage, comparative cost. (references) |
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| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Establish a new standard of merit for the people : just as the heroic 4th platoon and commrade Li Wen'chung worked to defeat selfishness and promote the common good, we should convert Chairman Mao's most recent directive into action. Credit: Library of Congress. |
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St. Thomas Aquinas | Law: an ordinance of reason for the common good, made by him who has care of the community. |
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John Locke | 1690 | Two foundations there are which bear up public societies; the one a natural inclination, whereby all men desire sociable life and fellowship; the other an order, expresly or secretly agreed upon, touching the manner of their union in living together: the latter is that which we call the law of a common- weal, the very soul of a politic body, the parts whereof are by law animated, held together, and set on work in such actions as the common good requireth. (Second Treatise of Government) |
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Civil Liberties | Poland | The Broadcasting Law stipulates that programs should not promote activities that are illegal or against state policy, morality, or the common good. (references) |
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James Monroe | 1817-1825 | Both Governments being instituted for the common good, we can not fail to prosper while those who made them are attentive to the conduct of their representatives and control their measures. |
Andrew Jackson | 1829-1837 | I can not, therefore, in taking leave of the subject, too earnestly for my own feelings or the common good warn you against the blighting consequences of such a course. |
Harry S. Truman | 1945-1953 | We believe that all men have a right to equal justice under law and equal opportunity to share in the common good. |
Jimmy Carter | 1977-1981 | So, together, in a spirit of individual sacrifice for the common good, we must simply do our best. |
George W. Bush | 2001-2005 | Our national courage has been clear in times of depression and war, when defending common dangers defined our common good. |
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Expression using "common good": the common good. Additional references. | |
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| Language | Translations for "common good"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||
Czech | veřejné blaho (the common good). (various references) | ||||
Finnish | yhteishyvä (public welfare). (various references) | ||||
Hungarian | közjó (common weal, commonweal, general weal, public weal). (various references) | ||||
Manx | lhiasagh yn phobble. (various references) | ||||
Pig Latin | ommoncay oodgay | ||||
| Language | Date | Source | 1 Corinthians Chapter 12, Verse 7 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Ekastw de didotai h fanerwsiV tou pneumatoV proV to sumferon |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Unicuique autem datur manifestatio Spiritus ad utilitatem |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And to ech man the schewyng of spirit is youun to profit. The word of wisdom is youun to oon bi spirit; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | The gyftes of ye sprete are geven to every man to proffit ye congregacion. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man to profit withal. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | But the manifestation of the Spirit is given to every man for profit. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | But to every man some form of the Spirit's working is given for the common good. |
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| Language | 1 Corinthians Chapter 12, Verse 7 |
| Cebuano | Apan ngadto sa matag-usa gikahatag ang alamag sa Espiritu alang sa kaayohan sa tanan. |
| Chinese | 聖 靈 顯 在 各 人 身 上 、 是 叫 人 得 益 處 。 |
| Croatian | A svakomu se daje oèitovanje Duha na korist. |
| Danish | Men til enhver gives Åndens Åbenbarelse til det, som er gavnligt. |
| Dutch | Maar aan een iegelijk wordt de openbaring des Geestes gegeven tot hetgeen oorbaar is. |
| Finnish | Mutta kullekin annetaan Hengen ilmoitus yhteiseksi hyödyksi. |
| French | Or, chacun la manifestation de l`Esprit est donnée pour l`utilité commune. |
| German | In einem jeglichen erzeigen sich die Gaben des Geistes zum allgemeinen Nutzen. |
| Haitian Creole | Lespri Bondye a fè travay li yon jan nan lavi chak moun, men li fè l' pou byen tout moun. |
| Hungarian | Mindenkinek azonban haszonra adatik a Léleknek kijelentése. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Untuk kebaikan kita semua, Roh Allah bekerja pada setiap orang secara sendiri-sendiri. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Tetapi kenyataan Roh itu dikaruniakan kepada masing-masing, supaya mendatangkan faedah. |
| Italian | E a ciascuno è data una manifestazione particolare dello Spirito per l'utilit comune: |
| Latvian | Bet ikvienam tiek dota Gara atklâsme, lai nestu svçtîbu. |
| Maori | Otira e homai ana ki tena, ki tena, te whakakitenga a te Wairua hei pai. |
| Norwegian | Men Åndens åpenbarelse gis enhver til det som er gagnlig. |
| Portuguese | A cada um, porém, é dada a manifestação do Espírito para o proveito comum. |
| Rumanian | Wi fiecqruia i se dq arqtarea Duhului spre folosul altora. |
| Russian | оП ЛБЦ"ПНХ "БЕФУС ТПСЧМЕОЙЕ дХИБ ОБ ПМШЪХ. |
| Shuar | Yusak Túratin Súam Yusa Wakaní kakarmari paant átatui nu takasmanum. Tura Ashí shuar Ní takatrijiai Yáiniaiktin ainiawai. |
| Swahili | Kila mtu hupewa mwangaza wa Roho kwa faida ya wote. |
| Swedish | Men de gåvor i vilka Anden uppenbarar sig givas åt var och en så, att de kunna bliva till nytta. |
| Uma | Butu dua-ta, hore-hore rawai' pakulea' to ngkai Inoha' Tomoroli', bona ma'ala-ta mpobabehi to mokalaua hi doo. |
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Misspellings | |
"Common Good" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: commom good. (additional references) | |
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Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "c-d-g-m-m-n-o-o-o-o" | |
-4 letters: common, condom. | |
-5 letters: codon, cogon, condo, congo, mondo, mongo. | |
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