weal

Related to weal: public weal

in weal and woe

Both in times of happiness and success and in times of sadness and difficulty. Dean is a devoted friend—you can count on him to be there in weal and woe.
See also: and, weal, woe

the common weal

The common good of public society; the welfare of the general public. Having ousted the dictator from power, the new president has pledged to focus all his energy on the common weal.
See also: common, weal

the public weal

The common good of public society; the welfare of the general public. Having ousted the dictator from power, the new president has pledged to focus all his energy on the public weal.
See also: public, weal
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • in weal and woe
  • woe
  • trying times
  • at times
  • O tempora! O mores!
  • at all times
  • tough times
  • difficult times
  • hard times
  • bad times
References in periodicals archive
Thus, the common weal may dictate an expropriation (GS 71; PP 24; LE 14), but each expropriation must not only heed the principle of indemnification but also the principle of subsidiarity (MM 117).
The universal destination of goods: the ethics of property in the theory of a Christian society
There is no way for a democratic regime to prevent the citizens from watching and participating in exchanges of ideas, even if these are often half-baked or biassed, and not aimed at public weal. Perhaps there is even some benefit to be gained from such programs, as they may stimulate public interest and involvement in politics.
Democracy and elite
By the early sixteenth century, "common weal" had come to mean "the general well-being" as well as identifying the whole community, rulers and ruled, living together in peace and order as a body politic (7).
From Reformation to Improvement: Public Welfare in Early Modern England. The Ford Lectures Delivered in the University of Oxford, 1994-1995
Restraint, thus, is required for policies of the common weal, but in any case it is a requirement for any adequately functioning society.
JOHN RALSTON SAUL
"Autonomy and the Common Weal." Hastings Center Report 21(1):25-31, Jan.-Feb.
Rationing and ethical considerations
Key marketplace targets of the new capacity will include Europe and Asia, as weal as North and South America.
Hoechst Celanese
More common, and especially exasperating, are weal retailers who are constantly in arrears.
Lower retail rents spur leasing activity
A resolute and energetic soldier; his invitation to Gaiseric had dire consequences for the empire's future; selfish and ambitious, he was willing to sacrifice the common weal for personal gain.
Bonifacius (Count Boniface) (c. 380-432)
Common Weal Cider wants to recruit volunteer groups who can donate their time - and their apples - to help put the north-east on the map for cider-making.
Group gets to core of environmental issue with apple juice project
Nothing has been done for the weal of Shangla people in the past.
PTI Govt. purges departments from political interference: Information Minister
'The facts once again prove that the friendship between China and Pakistan is higher than mountains and deeper than oceans and that our two peoples share weal and woe,' he said.
China says Karachi consulate attack will not affect Pak-China relations
Brian O'Neill and Jordan Weal both had a goal and an assist for the Monarchs as the Sharks were shorthanded a season-high seven times.
Sharks shut out again
The Jimmy Reid Foundation established The Common Weal, a way of thinking about making Scotland a fairer place.
Jimmy's legacy lives on
That's why the Jimmy Reid Foundation has set up the Common Weal Project.
INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND A blueprint; EXPLAINED THE WEAL DEAL
SCHOOLBOY Rory Weal's stunning speech at the Labour Party Conference brought back memories of William Hague at the Tory pigfest in 1977 - but don't hold that against him.
Weal out future star; ! rEsULt