Latin

Noun

humilitas f ‎(genitive humilitātis); third declension

1. insignificance, unimportance
2. degradation, debasement, humiliation
   • Magnificat:

     Magnificat anima mea Dominum, et exsultavit spiritus meus in Deo salvatore meo, quia respexit humilitatem ancillae suae.

     My soul doth magnify the Lord, and my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Saviour, because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid.

3. submissiveness

Inflection

Third declension.

References

• humilitas in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• humilitas in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• HUMILITAS in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “humilitas”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.