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< Middle English humilite < Old French (h)umilité < Latin humilitas (“lowness, meanness, baseness, in Late Latin humility”) < humilis (“low, lowly, humble, earth”); see humble.
Related to humus (“earth”).
Noun
humility (uncountable)
- The characteristic of being humble; humbleness in spirit and deportment.
Usage notes
The term is used in common usage to mean “modesty, lack of pride” (with respect to one’s achievements), and in formal religious contexts to refer to a transcendental egolessness.
Synonyms
- (religious transcendence): egolessness
- modesty
Antonyms
Related terms
External links
- humility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- humility in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- “humility” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001
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