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1. The quality or condition of being good.    a. Of persons: Moral excellence, virtue. Occasionally in pl.: Good qualities.

1. The quality or condition of being good.    a. Of persons: Moral excellence, virtue. Occasionally in pl.: Good qualities.

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c888 K. ÆLFRED Boeth. xxxvii. §3 {Edh}æs godan godnes bi{th} his a{asg}en god and his a{asg}en edlean, swa bi{th} eac {th}æs yfelan yfel his a{asg}en yfel. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 81 {Th}es patriarches..gode men weren..and al {th}os godnesse hom ne mihte werien, {th}et ho ne wenden alle in to helle. 1297 R. GLOUC. (Rolls) 739 {Th}e king of france hurde telle of ire godnesse & bed hire fader granti him {th}e gode cordeile. c1340 Cursor M. 10086 (Trin.) Ful leef was vs {th}at lady lele {Th}at godenesses [Gött. bountes] bare in hir so fele. c1410 HOCCLEVE Mother of God 30 Temple of our Lord and roote of al goodnesse. c1450 St. Cuthbert (Surtees) 4783 To bryng his folk to gudnes. c1500 Melusine xxi. 134 Goodnes & bounte is betre than fayrenes & beaulte. 1603 SHAKES. Meas. for M. III. i. 215 Vertue is bold, and goodnes neuer fearefull. 1672 TEMPLE Ess. Govt. Wks. 1731 I. 98 Goodness, is that which makes Men prefer their Duty and their Promise before their Passions, or their Interest. 1840 MILL Diss. & Disc. (1859) II. 69. note, Fewer small goodnesses, but more greatness. 1876 MOZLEY Univ. Serm. iv. 85 Gifts of the intellect and imagination..do not constitute moral goodness.

c888 K. ÆLFRED Boeth. xxxvii. §3 {Edh}æs godan godnes bi{th} his a{asg}en god and his a{asg}en edlean, swa bi{th} eac {th}æs yfelan yfel his a{asg}en yfel. c1175 Lamb. Hom. 81 {Th}es patriarches..gode men weren..and al {th}os godnesse hom ne mihte werien, {th}et ho ne wenden alle in to helle. 1297 R. GLOUC. (Rolls) 739 {Th}e king of france hurde telle of ire godnesse & bed hire fader granti him {th}e gode cordeile. c1340 Cursor M. 10086 (Trin.) Ful leef was vs {th}at lady lele {Th}at godenesses [Gött. bountes] bare in hir so fele. c1410 HOCCLEVE Mother of God 30 Temple of our Lord and roote of al goodnesse. c1450 St. Cuthbert (Surtees) 4783 To bryng his folk to gudnes. c1500 Melusine xxi. 134 Goodnes & bounte is betre than fayrenes & beaulte. 1603 SHAKES. Meas. for M. III. i. 215 Vertue is bold, and goodnes neuer fearefull. 1672 TEMPLE Ess. Govt. Wks. 1731 I. 98 Goodness, is that which makes Men prefer their Duty and their Promise before their Passions, or their Interest. 1840 MILL Diss. & Disc. (1859) II. 69. note, Fewer small goodnesses, but more greatness. 1876 MOZLEY Univ. Serm. iv. 85 Gifts of the intellect and imagination..do not constitute moral goodness.