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Webster 1913 Edition


Humility

Hu-mil′i-ty

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Humilities
(#)
.
[OE.
humilite
, OF.
humilité
,
humelité
, F.
humilité
, fr. L.
humiliatis
. See
Humble
.]
1.
The state or quality of being humble; freedom from pride and arrogance; lowliness of mind; a modest estimate of one’s own worth; a sense of one's own unworthiness through imperfection and sinfulness; self-abasement; humbleness.
Serving the Lord with all
humility
of mind.
Acts xx. 19.
2.
An act of submission or courtesy.
Syn. – Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence.
Humility
,
Modesty
,
Diffidence
. Diffidence is a distrust of our powers, combined with a fear lest our failure should be censured, since a dread of failure unconnected with a dread of censure is not usually called diffidence. It may be carried too far, and is not always, like modesty and humility, a virtue. Modesty, without supposing self-distrust, implies an unwillingness to put ourselves forward, and an absence of all over-confidence in our own powers. Humility consists in rating our claims low, in being willing to waive our rights, and take a lower place than might be our due. It does not require of us to underrate ourselves.

Webster 1828 Edition


Humility

HUMIL'ITY

,
Noun.
[L. humilitas.]
1.
In ethics, freedom from pride and arrogance; humbleness of mind; a modest estimate of one's own worth. In theology, humility consists in lowliness of mind; a deep sense of one's own unworthiness in the sight of God, self-abasement, penitence for sin, and submission to the divine will.
Before honor is humility. Prov.15.
Serving the Lord with all humility of mind. Acts.20.
2.
Act of submission.
With these humilities they satisfied the young king.

Definition 2024


humility

humility

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humility (countable and uncountable, plural humilities)

  1. The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in character and behavior.

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