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greater good
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greater goodnoun
The benefit of the public, of more people than oneself; that which is better and more correct.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of greater good in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of greater good in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of greater good in a Sentence
For them to think about doing something for the greater good is just really heartwarming, everybody was really excited because they knew this food was going to a really good cause.
It provides cover for two different [areas]. It provides cover for Whoopi Goldberg because she made those statements and she was passionate about them, it also provides cover for the greater good of the show and for the greater good of ABC— for them to orchestrate this— it was a really great strategy. It worked out well because as the story gets progressively worse, you don’t want to be seen as somebody defending someone, especially when they’ve admitted on public record for doing something so horrific [as purchasing drugs to give to women.].
My God; I might as well smile today because it seems as if the red clay we have been created from “Adamah” / “mother-earth” isn’t changing for the greater good. -MillYentei
Value in the greater good. The value in someone doing something for the greater good, isn’t in the fact that they did something for the greater good. It is in the realization that of all the choices they had, they choose to do something for the greater good. They choose to be part of something bigger than themselves. Their choice is love.
When someone is so far down that pathway to violence or is so far radicalized, they truly do believe that what they're doing is for the best and the greater good.
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- الصالحArabic
- større godtDanish
- großeres GutGerman
- το κοινό καλόGreek
- bien mayorSpanish
- خوب ترPersian
- plus grand bienFrench
- अधिक से अधिक अच्छेHindi
- lebih baikIndonesian
- טובת הכללHebrew
- より大きな善Japanese
- ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದುKannada
- 더 좋은Korean
- maius bonum,Latin
- bem maiorPortuguese
- binele supremRomanian
- ดีกว่าThai
- زیادہ اچھاUrdu
- 更好的Chinese
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