‖ kalon
(ˈkælən)
[Gr. καλόν, neut. of καλός beautiful, esp. in phrase τὸ καλόν, to kalon, ‘the beautiful’.]
The (morally) beautiful; the ideal good; the ‘summum bonum’.
| 1749 Fielding Tom Jones v. v, Good fame is a species of the Kalon, and it is by no means fitting to neglect it. 1817 Byron Manfred iii. i. 13, I should deem The golden secret, the sought ‘Kalon’, found. 1827 Lytton Pelham lxvi. III. 37 All philosophies recommend calm as the to kalon of their code. |