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{{Wiktionary|merit}}
{{Wiktionary|merit}}
The term '''''merit''''' constitutes a desirable trait or ability belonging to a person or (sometimes) an object.


It may refer to:
'''Merit''' may refer to:
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==Religion==
* [[Merit (Catholicism)]]
* [[Merit (Buddhism)]]
* [[Merit (Buddhism)]]
* [[Meritocracy]]
* [[Merit (Christianity)]]
* [[Punya (Hinduism)]]
* [[Imputed righteousness]] in Lutheranism and Calvinism


==Companies and brands==
'''''Merit''''' may also mean:
* [[Merit (wife of Maya)]], an Egyptian woman, wife of [[Maya (Egyptian)|Maya]]
* [[Merit (indie rock band)]], a band from Syracuse, New York
* [[Merit (emo band)]], a band from Phoenix, Arizona
* [[Merit (cigarette)]], a brand of cigarettes made by Altria
* [[Merit (cigarette)]], a brand of cigarettes made by Altria
* [[Merit (law)]], a legal term used in deciding a legal case
* [[Merit Network|Merit Computer Network]]
* [[Merit pay]], term describing performance-related pay
* [[Merit School of Music]], music education organization in metropolitan Chicago, United States
* Merit, a trading name used by the British toy manufacturer [[J & L Randall]]
* [[Merit Medical Systems]], a medical device company founded in 1987 and headquartered in Utah, United States
* [[Merit Energy Company]], an international energy company
* [[Merit Energy Company]], an international energy company
* [[Merit Motion Pictures]], a documentary film and television production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
* [[Merit Motion Pictures]], a production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
* [[Merit Network]]
* Merit, in [[number theory]], the value of ''g''<sub>''n''</sub> / log(''p''<sub>''n''</sub>) (see [[Prime gap]])
* [[Merit (TV channel)]], a UK television channel owned by [[Sky Group]]
* [[Merit good]], in economics, a commodity which is judged that an individual or society should have on the basis of need
* Merit, a trading name used by [[J & L Randall]]
* [[Merit Academy]], a high school located in Springville, Utah, United States
* A chain of gas stations owned by [[Meadville Corporation]] before it was purchased by [[Hess Corporation]] in 2000.

==Music==
* [[Merit (indie rock band)]], a band from Syracuse, New York

==Schools==
* [[Merit School of Music]], a music education organization in Chicago, Illinois, United States
* [[Merit Academy]], a high school in Springville, Utah, United States

==Other uses==
* [[Figure of merit]]
* [[Merit (law)]]
* [[Merit, Texas]], an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States
* [[Merit, Texas]], an unincorporated community in Hunt County, Texas, United States
* Merit of the [[prime gap]] ''g''<sub>''n''</sub>, the ratio of ''g''<sub>''n''</sub> / log(''p''<sub>''n''</sub>)
* [[Merit Janow]], American professor
* MERIT (medical) Medical Emergency Response Incident Team

==People with the name==
* [[Merit Janow]], American professor
* Merit or Meryt, an [[ancient Egypt]]ian feminine name, from the [[Egyptian language]] meaning "beloved":
** Merit, an ancient Egyptian woman of the middle Eighteenth Dynasty, wife of the royal scribe and architect Kha; joint owner with her husband of the intact tomb [[TT8]]
** [[Merit (wife of Maya)]], an ancient Egyptian woman of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, wife of the royal treasurer [[Maya (treasurer)|Maya]]


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Demerit (disambiguation)]]
* {{lookfrom}}
* [[Merit badge (Boy Scouts of America)]]
* {{intitle}}
* [[Merit good]], a commodity which is judged that an individual or society should have on the basis of need
* [[Merit pay]]
* [[Meritocracy]]
* [[Meritt (disambiguation)]]
* [[Meritt (disambiguation)]]
* [[Merrit (disambiguation)]]
* [[Merrit (disambiguation)]]
* [[Merritt (disambiguation)]]
* [[Merritt (disambiguation)]]
* {{lookfrom}}
* [[Demerit (disambiguation)]]
* {{intitle}}


{{disambiguation|given name}}
{{disambig}}


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Merit may refer to:

Religion

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Companies and brands

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Music

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Schools

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Other uses

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People with the name

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  • Merit Janow, American professor
  • Merit or Meryt, an ancient Egyptian feminine name, from the Egyptian language meaning "beloved":
    • Merit, an ancient Egyptian woman of the middle Eighteenth Dynasty, wife of the royal scribe and architect Kha; joint owner with her husband of the intact tomb TT8
    • Merit (wife of Maya), an ancient Egyptian woman of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, wife of the royal treasurer Maya

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