boniformadj.

Brit.

/ˈbɒnᵻfɔːm/, U.S.

/ˈbɑnəˌfɔrm/

Forms: 1600s boniforme, 1600s– boniform.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin boniformis.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin boniformis (13th cent.) < classical Latin bonus good (see bonus n.) + -formis -form comb. form², after ancient Greek ἀγαθοειδής (Plato; < ἀγαθός good + -ειδής shaped).

Of the nature of goodness; forming part of or derived from the Good (see good n. 4a(b)); cognizant of moral goodness. Frequently (in translations of or with reference to the works of Henry More) in boniform faculty.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] > resembling what is good

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boniform1677

1677 T. Gale tr. John of Damascus in Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 254 The divine effulgence and operation is one essence, both simple, and impartible, and boniforme [Gk. ἀγαθοειδῶς].

1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plato in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 204 Knowledge and Truth, may..be said to be Boniform things [Gk. ἀγαθοειδῆ], and of Kin to the Chief Good.

1690 E. Southwell tr. H. More Acct. Virtue i. ii. 6 The Boniform Faculty of the Soul [L. ἐν τῷ ἀγαθοειδεῖ τῆς ψυχῆς, in facultate animae Boniformi]: namely, a Faculty of that divine Composition..as enables us to distinguish not only what is simply and absolutely the best, but to relish it, and have pleasure in that alone.

1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 186 The Moral Tast and Relish, that which the Platonists call Αγαθοειδὲς the Boniform faculty of the Soul.

1764 J. Leland Advantage & Necessity Christian Revelation II. ii. viii. 136 The τ᾽ ὰγαθὸν, which is to be discerned by a ‘boniform light’, as Plotinus calls it.

1793 T. Taylor tr. Emperor Julian Two Orations 21 The..gods..are replenished from the sun with boniform powers.

1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 63 Dr. Henry More..seems to have given the first intimations of a distinct moral faculty, which he calls ‘the Boniform Faculty’.

1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 85 His soliform eye and his boniform soul.

1893 I. Lockwood Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey xxii. 157 Their small, honest gray eyes sparkled with a boniform glint.

1927 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 37 348 Assuming the justice to be boniform, most men of good will would probably prefer a just scheme of things.

1998 J. B. Schneewind Invention of Autonomy ii. x. 205 The law is the expression of the boniform faculty, which is what is divine within us.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	boniform
释义	boniformadj. Brit. /ˈbɒnᵻfɔːm/, U.S. /ˈbɑnəˌfɔrm/ Forms: 1600s boniforme, 1600s– boniform. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin boniformis. Etymology: < post-classical Latin boniformis (13th cent.) < classical Latin bonus good (see bonus n.) + -formis -form comb. form², after ancient Greek ἀγαθοειδής (Plato; < ἀγαθός good + -ειδής shaped). Of the nature of goodness; forming part of or derived from the Good (see good n. 4a(b)); cognizant of moral goodness. Frequently (in translations of or with reference to the works of Henry More) in boniform faculty. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > [adjective] > resembling what is good goodlike1595 boniform1677 1677 T. Gale tr. John of Damascus in Court of Gentiles: Pt. IV iv. 254 The divine effulgence and operation is one essence, both simple, and impartible, and boniforme [Gk. ἀγαθοειδῶς]. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Plato in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 204 Knowledge and Truth, may..be said to be Boniform things [Gk. ἀγαθοειδῆ], and of Kin to the Chief Good. 1690 E. Southwell tr. H. More Acct. Virtue i. ii. 6 The Boniform Faculty of the Soul [L. ἐν τῷ ἀγαθοειδεῖ τῆς ψυχῆς, in facultate animae Boniformi]: namely, a Faculty of that divine Composition..as enables us to distinguish not only what is simply and absolutely the best, but to relish it, and have pleasure in that alone. 1691 J. Norris Pract. Disc. Divine Subj. 186 The Moral Tast and Relish, that which the Platonists call Αγαθοειδὲς the Boniform faculty of the Soul. 1764 J. Leland Advantage & Necessity Christian Revelation II. ii. viii. 136 The τ᾽ ὰγαθὸν, which is to be discerned by a ‘boniform light’, as Plotinus calls it. 1793 T. Taylor tr. Emperor Julian Two Orations 21 The..gods..are replenished from the sun with boniform powers. 1830 J. Mackintosh Diss. Progress Ethical Philos. 63 Dr. Henry More..seems to have given the first intimations of a distinct moral faculty, which he calls ‘the Boniform Faculty’. 1850 R. W. Emerson Plato in Representative Men ii. 85 His soliform eye and his boniform soul. 1893 I. Lockwood Baron Trump's Marvellous Underground Journey xxii. 157 Their small, honest gray eyes sparkled with a boniform glint. 1927 Internat. Jrnl. Ethics 37 348 Assuming the justice to be boniform, most men of good will would probably prefer a just scheme of things. 1998 J. B. Schneewind Invention of Autonomy ii. x. 205 The law is the expression of the boniform faculty, which is what is divine within us. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1677
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