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• dignity — n. 1) to possess dignity 2) to maintain one s dignity 3) the dignity to + inf. (does he have enough dignity to cope with a hostile press?) 4) (misc.) to live in dignity; to die in/with dignity * * * [ dɪgnɪtɪ] to die in/with dignity (misc.) to… …   Combinatory dictionary

• dignity — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ enormous, great ▪ calm, quiet ▪ She spoke to him with quiet dignity. ▪ human, personal …   Collocations dictionary

• possess — verb Possess is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑acumen, ↑asset, ↑attribute, ↑authority, ↑capability, ↑capacity, ↑characteristic, ↑charm, ↑dignity, ↑firearm, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

• HUMAN DIGNITY AND FREEDOM — These are fundamental values in the world of Judaism and, today in the Jewish State. In 1992, Basic Law: Human Dignity and Freedom was enacted, to anchor rights derived from these values. Section 1 of the Basic Law determines that: Fundamental… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Human dignity — refers to a state of righteousness, integrity, or virtue in human beings. The term dignity is defined as the state of being worthy of honour or respect [The Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary, New York, Clarendon Press, 1991, p. 403] . In… …   Wikipedia

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium

• The Church —     The Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church     The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• Hierarchy of the Early Church — • The word hierarchy is used here to denote the three grades of bishop, priest, and deacon (ministri) Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hierarchy of the Early Church     Hierarchy of the Early Church …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Laborem Exercens — was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. It is part of a larger body of writings known as Catholic social teaching, that trace their origin to Rerum Novarum which was issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.External links*… …   Wikipedia