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Humility Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Humility? [n] a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue" [n] a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Humility: humbleness \| humbleness Related Terms \| Find terms related to Humility: acquiescence \| altruism \| amenability \| back seat \| bashfulness \| commitment \| compliance \| consecration \| dedication \| devotion \| diffidence \| disinterest \| disinterestedness \| dovelikeness \| gentleness \| humbleness \| inferiority \| juniority \| lamblikeness \| lowliness \| meekness \| mildness \| minority \| modesty \| nonresistance \| nonviolent resistance \| obedience \| passive resistance \| passiveness \| passivity \| peaceableness \| Quakerism \| quietism \| quietness \| resignation \| sacrifice \| second fiddle \| second string \| secondariness \| self-abasement \| self-abnegation \| self-denial \| self-devotion \| self-effacement \| self-forgetfulness \| self-immolation \| selflessness \| self-neglect \| self-neglectfulness \| self-renouncement \| self-sacrifice \| self-subjection \| servility \| shyness \| subjection \| submission \| submissiveness \| subordinacy \| subordination \| subservience \| tameness \| third string \| timidity \| timorousness \| unacquisitiveness \| unambitiousness \| unassumingness \| unboastfulness \| uncomplainingness \| unobtrusiveness \| unpossessiveness \| unpresumptuousness \| unpretentiousness \| unselfishness See Also \| feeling \| meekness \| meekness \| self-depreciation \| submission \| trait Humility In Webster's Dictionary \Humil"ity\, n.; pl. {Humilities}. [OE. humilite, OF. humilit['e], humelit['e], F. humilit['e], 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. With these humilities they satisfied the young king. --Sir J. Davies. Syn: Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence. Usage: {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.

Humility Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Humility?

[n] a disposition to be humble; a lack of false pride; "not everyone regards humility as a virtue"
[n] a humble feeling; "he was filled with humility at the sight of the Pope"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Humility: humbleness | humbleness

Humility In Webster's Dictionary

\Hu*mil"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Humilities}. [OE. humilite, OF.
humilit['e], humelit['e], F. humilit['e], 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.

         With these humilities they satisfied the young king.
                                               --Sir J.
                                               Davies.

Syn: Lowliness; humbleness; meekness; modesty; diffidence.

Usage: {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.

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