Excellence (8)
'excellence' is the definition.
(I have seen 'Moral excellence ' mean 'goodness' so perhaps 'excellence' could also mean 'goodness')
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for goodness that I've seen before include "Exclamation of surprise" , "Virtue, rightness" , "Quality of being morally good or virtuous" , "Virtue; excellence" , "Moral excellence" .)
'excellence' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for merit that I've seen before include "Excellence, worth" , "Deserve, be worthy of" , "Have a right" , "Just deserts" , "Deserve; excellence" .)
'excellence' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
This is the entire clue.
(Other definitions for perfection that I've seen before include "Highest state" , "Faultlessness" .)