Orig., an officer appointed to look to the goodness of ale and beer
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according to the legend, truth and goodness and beauty reigned there
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When someone brings up a topic when talking but immediately drops it and refuses to switch back to the dropped topic. > Conversational Blue Balls is when: > "Goodness, did you hear about what happened?" > "What happened?" > "Anyways, I'm gonna go." > "Wait, what happened?" > "Oh, don't worry about it."
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having or demonstrating belief in the essential goodness of man and the autonomy of the individual
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a British or Irish monk who denied the doctrines of original sin and predestination and defended human goodness and free will
