summum bonum

== English == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin summum bonum. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌsʌməm ˈbəʊnəm/, /ˌsʊməm ˈbɒnəm/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌsʊməm ˈbɑnəm/, /ˌsʌməm ˈboʊnəm/ === Noun === summum bonum (plural summa bona) (philosophy) The greatest good; the ultimate importance; the singular end which human beings ought to pursue. Antonym: summum malum === Further reading === Summum bonum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Summum Bonum in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911) == Latin == === Etymology === From summus (“superlative of superus”) + bonum (“a moral good”). === Noun === summum bonum n (genitive summī bonī); second declension (Medieval Latin, philosophy) The highest good; an ultimate goal of human existence. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension adjective with a second-declension noun (neuter).