goodness
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goodness (countable and uncountable; plural goodnesses)
- (uncountable) The state or characteristic of being good.
- (countable) The good, nutritional, healthy part or content of something.
- (uncountable, euphemism) God.
- Thank goodness that the war is over!
- (Christianity) The moral qualities which constitute Christian excellence; moral virtue.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Galatians, 5:22:
- The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith.
- 1611, King James Version of the Bible, Galatians, 5:22:
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state or characteristic of being good
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- goodness in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- goodness in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- goodness at OneLook® Dictionary Search
