Etymology

agathism

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Today it means: The doctrine that the ultimate end of all things is good, although the intermediate means may be evil. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ἀγαθός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἀγαθός“good”
  2. English todayagathism

From Ancient Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, “good”) + -ism.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekἀγαθός all →

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