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| angel |
a person who has great goodness and kindness. [1/2 definitions] |
| corrupt |
If someone is corrupt, they do things like lie and cheat. They might have been good people in the past, but now they have lost their goodness. [1/2 definitions] |
| evil |
Evil is the complete opposite of kindness and goodness. If there is evil in people, it makes them do terrible things that hurt other people or animals. Some people don't believe that there is evil in human beings. Other people believe that all people have some evil in them and some good. [1/3 definitions] |
| gold |
something that is like gold in its beauty, goodness, or worth. [1/7 definitions] |
| goodness |
If a person has goodness, they don't want to hurt other people or do bad things. Goodness in a person makes them want to do nice and generous things for others. [3 definitions] |
| noble |
When a person's action is noble, it shows a special goodness of that person's character. When you do a very good thing for another person without thinking of yourself in any way, you are doing a noble thing. A noble action often takes a lot of courage. [1/3 definitions] |
| virtue |
right action or thoughts; goodness. [2/3 definitions] |
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