"summum bonum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

Etymology: From summus (“superlative of superus”) + bonum (“a moral good”). Head templates: {{la-noun|summum<+> bonum<2>}} summum bonum n (genitive summī bonī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|summum<+> bonum<2>}} Forms: summī bonī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], summum bonum [nominative, singular], summa bona [nominative, plural], summī bonī [genitive, singular], summōrum bonōrum [genitive, plural], summō bonō [dative, singular], summīs bonīs [dative, plural], summum bonum [accusative, singular], summa bona [accusative, plural], summō bonō [ablative, singular], summīs bonīs [ablative, plural], summum bonum [singular, vocative], summa bona [plural, vocative]
  1. (Medieval Latin, philosophy) The highest good; an ultimate goal of human existence. Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-2, neuter Categories (topical): Philosophy

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