bonum
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9.9
- noun
- Access to clean water is considered a vital bonum for improving public health in many communities.
Examples
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The charity focuses on providing educational resources as a bonum for underprivileged children.
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Promoting inclusivity and understanding is a significant bonum for society as a whole.
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No longer was marriage described as having primary and secondary ends, with the bonum prolis ranked higher than the bonum coniugum.
Academic text (2004) -
To dislodge the hold of "the dominant culture" is the summum bonum of "culture workers" of Giroux's persuasion, and school seems to them the obvious place to effect such a dislodging; it's not as though schools are doing anything else worth doing!
Academic text (2001)
Synonyms
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1.3
Something that helps or gives an advantage
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1.0
An advantage that helps people or a community
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3.3
A good or useful part of something
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4.4
A helpful thing that brings advantage or good results
Compounds
How Beneficial
Surface Forms
Etymology
Bonum simply means a 'good' or beneficial thing, and it is the same root as bonus, so a bonum is something that helps people or brings a real benefit to society.