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Definition of For good
1. Adverb. For a long time without essential change. "He is permanently disabled"
Definition of For good
1. Adverb. (idiomatic) Forever; permanently. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of For Good
Literary usage of For good
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"The above order of lessons, chants, and prayers for Good Friday is found in our
earliest Roman Ordines, dating from about AD 800. ..."
2. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1911)
"Code, § 1173, by calculating an allowance for good conduct on each of the two
sentences and deducting the aggregate time from the longer sentence. ..."
3. The Practical Works by David Clarkson (1865)
"28, ' We know that all things work together for good to them that love God, ...
He tells us, how that which we count so evil works for good : Heb. xii. ..."
4. Institutes of the Christian Religion by Jean Calvin (1844)
"I forbear any remarks on the characters of these zealots for good works, who thus
calumniate us. Let them rail with impunity as licentiously as they infest ..."
5. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1915)
"Roads —Continued United States Chamber of commerce campaign for good Roberts,
... 11 Am City 13:36-40 Jl '15 Money spent last year for good roads. ..."
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