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Meritocracy (merit, from Latin mereō, and -cracy, from Ancient Greek κράτος kratos 'strength, power') is the notion of a political system in which economic goods or political power are vested in individual people based on ability and talent, rather than wealth or social class. [1]
Merit Janow, American professor; Merit or Meryt, an ancient Egyptian feminine name, from the Egyptian language meaning "beloved": Merit, wife of the ancient Egyptian royal scribe and architect Kha; interred with her husband in the tomb of Kha and Merit; Merit, wife of the ancient Egyptian royal treasurer Maya
In Catholic philosophy, merit is a property of a good work which entitles the doer to receive a reward: it is a salutary act (i.e., "Human action that is performed under the influence of grace and that positively leads a person to a heavenly destiny") [4] to which God, in whose service the work is done, in consequence of his infallible promise may give a reward (prœmium, merces).
Mery or Meri and its feminine equivalent Meryt or Merit is an ancient Egyptian name meaning "beloved". It was common during the Old and Middle Kingdom, and very frequent during the New Kingdom. [1] It was also used as a nickname. Merneith, consort of pharaoh Den of the First dynasty of Egypt. Mery, High Priest of Amun (18th dynasty)
Merit can be subdivided between condign and congruous merit. Condign merit is that which is "the right in strict justice to a reward", while congruous merit is "based on what is fitting in a given situation". Taking merit as proceeding from human free will, Aquinas concludes that men by themselves can only merit congruously.
The Catholic church teaches that indulgences draw on the treasury of merit accumulated by Jesus' death on the cross and the virtues and penances of the saints. [6] They are granted for specific good works and prayers [ 6 ] in proportion to the devotion with which those good works are performed or prayers recited.
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The Online Etymology Dictionary or Etymonline, sometimes abbreviated as OED (not to be confused with the Oxford English Dictionary, which the site often cites), is a free online dictionary that describes the origins of English words, written and compiled by Douglas R. Harper. [1]