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Princeton's WordNet

  1. common good, commonwealnoun

    the good of a community

Wiktionary

  1. commonwealnoun

    The common good.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Commonweal, Commonwealthnoun

    Etymology: from common and weal, or wealth.

    Two foundations bear up publick societies; the one inclination, whereby all men desire sociable life; the other an order agreed upon, touching the manner of their union in living together: the latter is that which we call the law of a commonweal. Richard Hooker.

    It was impossible to make a commonweal in Ireland, without settling of all the estates and possessions throughout the kingdom. John Davies, on Ireland.

    A continual parliament would but keep the commonweal in tune, by preserving laws in their vigour. Charles I .

    There is no body in the commonwealth of learning who does not profess himself a lover of truth. John Locke.

    Such a prince,
    So kind a father of the commonweal. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

    Their sons are well tutored by you: you are a good member of the commonwealth. William Shakespeare, Love’s Labour Lost.

    Did he, or do yet any of them, imagine
    The gods would sleep to such a Stygian practice,
    Against that commonwealth which they have founded. Johnson.

    Commonwealths were nothing more, in their original, but free cities; though sometimes, by force of orders and discipline, they have extended themselves into mighty dominions. William Temple.

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  1. commonweal

    Commonweal is the general well-being or welfare of the public, often referring to the prosperity and happiness of a society or community. It involves the common good, shared benefits, or collective welfare.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Commonwealnoun

    commonwealth

  2. Etymology: [Common + weal.]

Wikidata

  1. Commonweal

    Commonweal is an American journal of opinion edited and managed by lay Catholics. It is headquartered in The Interchurch Center in New York City.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Commonweal

    kom′un-wēl, Commonwealth, kom′un-welth, n. the common or public good: the government in a free state: the public or whole body of the people: a form of government in which the power rests with the people, esp. that in England after the overthrow of Charles I. [See Wealth.]

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Commonweal in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Commonweal in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Commonweal in a Sentence

  1. Walter Raleigh:

    All histories do show, and wise politicians do hold it necessary that, for the well-governing of every Commonweal, it behoveth man to presuppose that all men are evil, and will declare themselves so to be when occasion is offered.

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