The greatest good, especially that of a state or its people.
(尤指一国家或其人民的)至善
Example sentencesExamples
Withdraw yourself from all outward things as much as is possible to you and with a fervent love cleave ever to the sovereign good that is God and having always your mind lifted up in contemplation of heavenly things.
People still went on talking about truth and beauty as though they were the sovereign goods.
Further, since the desire for the sovereign good never fails, it seems to be infinite.
It is the direction towards the sovereign good - which is unlimited - that brings meaning to human life, and it is the pursuit of this great good that makes one's life great.
We shall see how mercy and justice are united in all the works of God, how eternal love is identical with the sovereign good.