Merit

Merit may refer to:

Religion

 * Merit (Buddhism)
 * Merit (Christianity)
 * Punya (Hinduism)
 * Imputed righteousness in Lutheranism and Calvinism

Companies and brands

 * Merit (cigarette), a brand of cigarettes made by Altria
 * Merit Energy Company, an international energy company
 * Merit Motion Pictures, a production company based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
 * Merit Network
 * Merit (TV channel), a UK television channel owned by Sky Group
 * Merit, a trading name used by J & L Randall
 * 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 of the prime gap gn, the ratio of gn / log(pn)

People with the name

 * 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