[Gr. καλόν, neut. of καλός beautiful, esp. in phrase τὸ καλόν, to kalon, ‘the beautiful.’] The (morally) beautiful; the ideal good; the ‘summum bonum.’
1742. 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.
1828. Lytton, Pelham, lxvi. III. 37. All philosophies recommend calm as the to kalon of their code.
