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1 αξιοπρέπεια
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2 προστάσει
πρόστασιςoutward dignity: fem nom /voc /acc dual (attic epic)προστάσεϊ, πρόστασιςoutward dignity: fem dat sg (epic)πρόστασιςoutward dignity: fem dat sg (attic ionic)προστά̱σει, προίστημιset before: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic doric)προστά̱σει, προίστημιset before: fut ind mid 2nd sg (doric)προστά̱σει, προίστημιset before: fut ind act 3rd sg (doric)προσστάζωdrop on: aor subj act 3rd sg (epic)προσστάζωdrop on: fut ind mid 2nd sgπροσστάζωdrop on: fut ind act 3rd sg -
3 ἀξία
A worth, value,τῶν φορτίων Hdt.4.196
;τοῦ τιμήματος τῆς ἀξίας E.Hipp. 623
;ἡ ἀ. τοῦ δούλου Pl.Lg. 936d
; then, simply, money-value, price, amount,κατ' ἀξίην ἑκάστου ἀδικήματος ἐδικαίευ Hdt.1.100
;ὑποτελέειν ἀξίην βασιλέϊ Id.4.201
; τῆς ἀ. τιμᾶσθαι estimate the penalty at the real amount, Pl.Ap. 36b, cf. e; ; προσάπτειν ἑκάστῳ τῶν ἁμαρτημάτων τὴν ἀ. τοῦ πάθους ib. 876d;μὴ κατ' ἀξίαν τῆς οὐσίας X. Cyr.8.4.32
;σκοποῦμαι.. εἰ ἄρα ὥσπερ τῶν οἰκετῶν, οὕτω καὶ τῶν φίλων εἰσὶν ἀξίαι Id.Mem.2.5.2
; κατὰ τὴν τῆς ὀλιγωρίας ἀ. according to the amount of his neglect, Decr. ap. D.18.74; ἡ κατ' ἀ. ἰσότης proportionate equality, Arist.Pol. 1302a8; τὸ κατ' ἀ. ἴσον ib. 1301b30;παρὰ τὴν ἀ. Id.EN 1122b29
,al.2 of persons, reputation, dignity, Th.6.68, D.13.18, cf. 18.63;ἡ τῆς ἀρχῆς ἀ. Pl.Lg. 945b
; ἡ τῆς ἀ. τιμή ib. 744b; οἱ ἐπ' ἀξίας persons of dignity, official personages, Luc.Nigr.24; ἐξεπορεύετο μετὰ μεγάλης ἀ. with great dignity, pomp, Plb.38.8.6;κατὰ δουλικὴν ἀξίαν κοσμεῖσθαι D.S.5.40
.3 generally, a man's due, merit, deserts,τὴν μὲν ἀ. οὐ λάμψεαι, ἐλάσσω δὲ τῆς ἀξίης Hdt.7.39
;εἰ τῆς ἀ. ἐτύγχανες Ar.Av. 1223
; κατ' ἀξίαν according to desert or merit, duly, E.Hec. 374, Pl.R. 496a, cf. Phd. 113e, al.; ὑπὲρ τὴν ἀ. beyond desert, undeservedly, E.HF 146, D.2.3; παρὰ τὴν ἀ., οὐ κατ' ἀ., Th.7.77, cf. D.1.23.b penaliy, τὴν ἀ. ἀποτίνειν, ὑπέχειν, Luc. DMort.30.1, Pisc.8.4 moral value, Stoic.3.30: pl., Cleanth.ib. 1.129.II estimate of a thing's worth, opinion,κατὰ τὴν ἰδίαν ἀ. D.S.14.10
, cf. 107; esp. estimate of the moral value of actions,αἱ τῶν ἐκτὸς ἀξίαι Arr.Epict.1.2.7
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4 σεμνός
Grammatical information: adj.Compounds: Many compp., e.g. σεμνό-μαντις m. `venerable seer' (S.; Risch IF 59, 273), ἄ-σεμνος `unworthy, ignoble' (Arist. etc.; Frisk Adj. priv. 15).Derivatives: 1. σεμν-ότης f. `dignity, noble being, proud' (Att.), 2. - εῖον n. `holy building' (Ph.; after ἀρχεῖον a.o.); 3. - ύνομαι, - ύνω, also w. ἀπο-, ἐπι-, ὑπερ- a. o. `to allege one's dignity, to exalt oneself, to be proud' resp. `to make venerable, to exalt, to praise' (Hdt., Att.; after θρασύνομαι, - ύνω, αἰσχύνομαι a.o.; cf. Fraenkel Denom. 37); to this, prob. as backformations (cf. Strömberg Prefix Studies 98), ὑπέρ-, ἐπί-σεμνος (late); 4. - όω = - ύνω (Hdt.) with - ωμα n. `dignity, majesty' (Epicur.).Origin: IE [Indo-European] [1086] *ti̯egʷ- `with shame, respect withdraw for'Etymology: Formation as ἁγνός a. o.; old verbal adj. (from *σεβ-νός) to σέβομαι (s. v.) with possible connection to the σ-stem in σέβας (cf. Benveniste Origines 33). -- On σεμνός a. cogn. in Plato de Vries Mnem. 3: 12, 151 ff.Page in Frisk: 2,692-693Greek-English etymological dictionary (Ελληνικά-Αγγλικά ετυμολογική λεξικό) > σεμνός
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5 ιδιοθρονεί
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6 ἰδιοθρονεῖ
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7 προστάσεις
πρόστασιςoutward dignity: fem nom /voc pl (attic epic)πρόστασιςoutward dignity: fem nom /acc pl (attic)προστά̱σεις, προίστημιset before: aor subj act 2nd sg (epic doric)προστά̱σεις, προίστημιset before: fut ind act 2nd sg (doric)προσστάζωdrop on: aor subj act 2nd sg (epic)προσστάζωdrop on: fut ind act 2nd sg -
8 προστασία
A standing in front, κατὰ τὴν τῶν θηρίων π., i.e. opposite the animals which were posted in front, Plb.11.1.3.II standing before or at the head of, leadership,τοῦ δήμου Th.2.65
;τοῦ πλήθους Id.6.89
: abs., chieftainship, presidency, ἐπ' ἐτησίῳ π. v.l. for προστατείᾳ in Id.2.80; leadership, authority,οἱ προστασίας ἀξιούμενοι D.19.295
; ἡ ἰατρικὴ π. authority or dignity of a physician, Hp.Praec.10, cf. Medic. 1;ἡ τοῦ ξυγγραφέως π. Plb.12.28.6
, cf. Chrysipp.Stoic.3.43, Plot.3.4.3.b governorship, Ph.2.63; = Lat. praefectura, Id.1.675.c superintendence, care, charge,δι' ἣν ποιεῖται ἡμῶν π. UPZ20.28
(ii B. C.); πρὸ τῆς π., of a midwife, before taking up a charge, Sor.1.4 cod. (nisi leg. πρὸς ταῖς π.) ; τοῦ σωματίου π. ποιησαμένη, of a wet-nurse, PSI3.204.8 (i A.D.), cf. PStrassb.40.25 (vi A.D.); management,εὐθηνίας PTeb.397.28
(ii A.D.); of a temple, PTheb.Bank 2.6 (ii B.C.);ἡ τοῦ θεοῦ π. καὶ ὅλου ἡμῶν τοῦ οἴκου OGI331.22
(Pergam., ii B.C.).2 outward dignity, pomp, show, etc.,οὐ μόνον π. βασιλική, ἀλλὰ καὶ δύναμις Plb.4.2.6
, cf. 5.43.3, D.S.18.23 (leg. βασιλείων); π. τῶν ἱερῶν Plb.1.55.8
.III patronage, protection, SIG685.97 (Magn. Mae., ii B.C.), IPE12.79.9(Olbia, i A.D.), J.AJ16.2.4, etc.2 = Lat. patronatus, Plu.Rom.13; = Lat. patrocinium, Lib.Or.47.7 (pl.), al.3 in bad sense, partisanship, D.10.52 (pl.); collusion, champerty,ταῦτ' οὐχ ὁμολογουμένη π.; Id.30.30
; προστασίᾳ (- σίαι codd.)τινὲς ὠνοῦνται καὶ πωλοῦσι Thphr.Fr.97.3
.IV place before a building, court (= προστάς, Did. ap. Harp.),τὰ τῆς Ἀθηναίων Ἀκροπόλεως Προπύλαια μετενεγκεῖν εἰς τὴν προστασίαν τῆς Καδμείας Aeschin.2.105
;τῆς περὶ τὸ Διονυσιακὸν θέατρον προστασίας Plb.15.30.4
; in this sense oxyt. προστασιά acc. to Hdn.Gr.1.294.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > προστασία
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9 σεμνότης
A solemnity, dignity,σεμνότητ' ἔχει σκότος E.Ba. 486
, cf. X.Cyr.8.3.1, Isoc.12.242, Pl.Mx. 235b;ἡ σ. τοῦ ῥήματος D.Prooem.45
; [ τῆς λέξεως] Arist.Rh. 1408b35; ἡ τοῦ τόπου ς. Milet.1(9).368; also of persons, seriousness, dignity,ἐπὶ τῆς σ. αὐθάδεις ὑπολαμβάνεσθαι D.61.14
, cf. Arist.Rh. 1391a28, Ep.Tit.2.7, 1 Ep.Ti.2.2: in pl.,σ. οὐκ ἀληθιναὶ ἀλλὰ πεπλασμέναι Isoc.6.98
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10 τιμή
I worship, esteem, honour, and in pl. honours, such as are accorded to gods or to superiors, or bestowed (whether by gods or men) as a reward for services,τιμῆς ἔμμοροί εἰσι Od.8.480
;ὄφρ' ἂν Ἀχαιοὶ υἱὸν ἐμὸν τίσωσιν ὀφέλλωσίν τέ ἑ τιμῇ Il.1.510
; ;ἐν δὲ ἰῇ τ. ἠμὲν κακὸς ἠδὲ καὶ ἐσθλός 9.319
, cf. 4.410;ἐν τ. σέβειν A.Pers. 166
(troch.);ἐν τ. ἄγεσθαί τινας Hdt.1.134
; ἐν τ. τίθεσθαι or ἄγειν τινά, Id.3.3, Pl.R. 538e;ἐν τιμαῖς ἔχειν Philem.199
;τιμαῖς αὐξήσας τινάς X.Cyr.8.8.24
; τιμὴν νεῖμαι, ἀπονέμειν τινί, S.Ph. 1062, Pl.Lg. 837c; τοῖς φίλοις τιμὰς νέμειν pay due regard, S.Aj. 1351; τιμὰς ὤπασας, πορών, A.Pr.30, 946; , etc.; ;τὸ πρᾶγμ' ἐμοὶ τιμὴν φέρει E.Hipp. 329
;τινὶ τιμὰς προσάπτειν S.El. 356
;ἀφύων τιμὴν περιάψας Ar.Ach. 640
(anap.); τ. εὑρίσκεσθαι, δέκεσθαι, Pi.P.1.48, 8.5; ;τιμὰς ἔχειν Hdt.2.46
, etc.;πρός τινος Id.1.120
;ἐν μεγάλῃτιμῇ εἶναι X.An.2.5.38
; τιμῆς λαχεῖν, τυχεῖν, S.Ant. 699, El. 364 (v.l.); οἱ γεραίτεροι ταῖς τῶν νέων τιμαῖς ἀγάλλονται paid to them by the young, X.Mem.2.1.33: c. gen., χωρὶς ἡ τ. θεῶν the honour due to them, A.Ag. 637, cf. Ch. 200;τιμὰς τὰς θεῶν πατεῖν S.Ant. 745
;τιμαὶ δαιμόνων E.Hipp. 107
: τιμῇ with honour, honourably, S.OC 381 codd.; τιμῆς ἕνεκα as a mark of honour, X.An.7.3.28;τιμῇ προέξουσ' S.Ant. 208
.2 honour, dignity, lordship, as the attribute of gods or kings, Il.1.278, 9.498, etc.;θεῶν ἒξ ἔμμορε τιμῆς Od.5.335
;τ. βασιληΐς Il.6.193
, cf. Hes.Th. 393, Pi.P.4.108, A.Eu. 228 (pl.);Περσονόμος τ. μεγάλη Id.Pers. 919
(anap.); δίθρονος.. καὶ δίσκηπτρος τ. Id.Ag.44 (anap.): generally, like γέρας, prerogative or special attribute of a king, and in pl. his prerogatives, Od.1.117, Hes.Th. 203, Thgn.374, S.OT 909 (lyr.), etc.; βασιλικαὶ τ. imperial prerogatives, Hdn.7.10.5; (anap.).3 a dignity, office, magistracy, and in pl., civic honours (τιμὰς λέγομεν εἶναι τὰς ἀρχάς Arist.Pol. 1281a31
), Hdt.1.59, etc.; ἔν τε ταῖς ἀρχαῖς καὶ ταῖς ἄλλαις τ. Pl.Ap. 35b, cf. Ti. 20a, etc.;μὴ φεύγειν τοὺς πόνους, ἢ μηδὲ τὰς τ. διώκειν Th.2.63
;τιμὴν ἔχειν X.Cyr.1.3.8
, etc.;τὴν τιμὴν εἴληχε Pl.Phlb. 61c
; οἱ ἐν τιμαῖς men in office, E.IA19 (anap.), cf. Isoc.9.81;ἐκβαλῶ σε ἐκ τῆς τιμῆς X.Cyr.1.3.9
; τιμὰς ἴσχειν hold the office of τιμοῦχος (q.v.), Jahresh.12.136 (Erythrae, v/iv B.C.): generally, office, task,ἄχαρις τιμή Hdt.7.36
:—also,b a person in authority, an authority, κλῦτε δὲ Γᾶ (Ahrens for τὰ)χθονίων τε τιμαί A.Ch. 399
(lyr.); καὶ τὰ καρτερώτατα τιμαῖς ὑπείκει yield to authorities, S.Aj. 670.4 present of honour, compliment, offering, e.g. to the gods, Hes.Op. 142, A.Pers. 622; reward, present,ἢ ἀργύριον ἢ τιμή Pl.R. 347a
; τιμαὶ καὶ δωρεαί ib. 361c;ὅσοι.. ἄλλην τινὰ δωρεὰν ἢ τ. ἔχουσιν παρὰ τῶν Λεβεδίων SIG344.22
(Teos, iv B.C.); τῶν εὐεργεσιῶν τιμὰς .5 ἡ Δάου τ. 'the worthy D.', Herod. 5.68.II of things, worth, value, price, h.Cer.132, IG12.349.10, 15, al.; ἐξευρίσκοντες τιμῆς τὰ κάλλιστα at a price, Hdt.7.119;τῆς αὐτῆς τ. πωλεῖν Lys.22.12
;πρίασθαι D.21.149
;δεκαπλάσιον τῆς τ. ἀποτίνειν Pl.Lg. 914c
; ἀποδιδόναι τινὶ τὴν τ. ib.a; δύο εἰπεῖν τ. to name two prices, ib. 917b; ἀξιοῦν τι τ. τινός ib.d;περὶ τῆς τ. διαφέρεσθαι Lys.22.15
; ἐμοὶ δὲ τιμὰ τᾶσδε πᾷ γενήσεται; Ar.Ach. 895; ἑστηκυῖαι τ. fixed prices, PTeb.703.176 (iii B.C.); ὑπὲρ τιμῆς πυροῦ payment of money representing the value of wheat, Ostr. 663 (ii A.D.), al.2 valuation, estimate, for purposes of assessment,τοῦ κλήρου Pl.Lg. 744e
: generally,ὁ πλοῦτος οἷον τιμή τις τῆς ἀξίας τῶν ἄλλων Arist.Rh. 1391a1
.III compensation, satisfaction, penalty,τιμὴν ἀρνύμενοι Μενελάῳ.. πρὸς Τρώων Il.1.159
, cf. 5.552; ἀποτινέμεν, τίνειν τιμήν τινι, pay or make it, 3.286, 288;τιμὴν ἄγειν Od.22.57
;Πάτροκλον, ὃς κεῖται ἐμῆς ἕνεκ' ἐνθάδε τιμῆς Il.17.92
, cf. Od.14.70, 117; οὐ σὴ.. ἡ τ. the penalty is not yours, Pl.Grg. 497b. (The spelling [ τῑ- notτει- IG12.347.33
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A that of which one is thought worthy, an honour,γάμων.. ἀξίωμ' ἐδέξατο E. Ion62
; οἳ τὰς πόλεις ἔχουσι κἀξιώματαib. 605;κοινῆς τραπέζης ἀ. ἔχειν Id.Or.9
; τὸ τῆς πόλεως ἀ. the dignity of the city's representative, D.18.149.2 honour, reputation, E.Supp. 424, Th.2.65, etc.;ὢν ἐν ἀξιώματι ὑπὸ τῶν ἀστῶν Id.6.15
;τὸ τῶν ἐλευθέρων γυναικῶν ἀ. D.59.113
: c. gen. objecti, ἀ. ἔχειν ἀρετῆς claim on ground of merit, Arist.Pol. 1281b25.4 of things, worth, quality,οὐ τῷ πλήθει ἀλλὰ τῷ ἀ. Th.5.8
.5 concrete, things of dignity, Philostr.VS2.5.4.II that which is thought fit, decision, decree, , cf. 1459;τὰ τῶν προγόνων ἀ. D.18.210
;ἀ. κενὰ καὶ νομοθεσίαι Epicur.Ep.2p.36U.
2 in Science, that which is assumed as the basis of demonstration, selfevident principle, Arist.Metaph. 997a7, 1005b33, APo. 72a17, Polystr. p.16 W.:—Math., axiom, Arist.Metaph. 1005a20, etc.; philosophical doctrine, τὸ Ζήνωνος ἀ. ib. 1001b7, cf. Xen. 979b22; logical proposition, Chrysipp.Stoic.2.53,63, etc. -
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A thinking worthy, τῆς ἀξιώσιος εἵνεκα τῆς ἐμεῦ γῆμαι for your deeming it fit to marry from my family, Hdt.6.130.2 being thought worthy, one's reputation, character,διὰ τὴν προϋπάρχουσαν ἀ. Th.1.138
, cf. 6.54;τὴν ἀ. μὴ ἀφανίζειν Id.2.61
; excellence,τῶν ποιημάτων D.H.Comp.4
.3 dignity, rank, Id.6.71, al., App.BC1.79;λοχαγοῦ τάξις καὶ ἀ. Arr.Tact.12.4
.II demand, claim, on grounds of merit (opp. χρεία, on grounds of necessity), Th.1.37; ἀ. χάριτος ib.41, cf. Plb.1.67.10, PRyl.120.17 (ii A. D.), etc.; generally, request,ἐχθροῦ δεηθέντος μὴ ἀποστραφῇς τὴν ἀ. Epicur.Fr. 215
.b petition,ἀ. ἔγγραφος Plu. Demetr.42
; = libellus, D.C.60.30.IV ἀ. τῶν ὀνομάτων ἐς τὰ ἔργα the established meaning of words, Th.3.82.Greek-English dictionary (Αγγλικά Ελληνικά-λεξικό) > ἀξίωσις
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13 ὄγκος
ὄγκος (A), ὁ,A barb of an arrow, in pl., the barbed points,νεῦρόν τε καὶ ὄγκους Il.4.151
, cf. 214 ;ὄγκοι τοῦ βέλους Philostr.Im.2.23
: sg., Onos.19.3.------------------------------------ὄγκος (B), ὁ,A bulk, size, mass of a body,μελέων ἀριδείκετον ὄ. Emp. 20.1
;ἀέρος ὄ. Id.100.13
;σφαίρης ἐναλίγκιον ὄγκῳ Parm.8.43
: freq. in Pl., ; τὸν.. ὄ. τοῦ ἀριθμοῦ their total number, Lg. 737c ; τὸν τῶν σαρκῶν ὄ. ib. 959c ; σμικρᾶς πόλεως ὄ. a city of small size, Plt. 259b ;ἔχθρας ὄ. μέγαν Lg. 843b
; θαυμαστὸν ὄ. ἀράμενοι τοῦ μύθου taking on my shoulders a monstrous great story, Plt. 277b, etc.: freq. also in Arist., the space filled by a body, opp. τὸ κενόν, Ph. 203b28, al. ;ἴσος τὸν ὄ.
in bulk, GC ; , etc.b flatulent distentions, Diocl.Fr.43 (pl.).2 bulk, mass, body, ὄ. φρυγάνων a heap of faggots, Hdt. 4.62 ; ὄ. μαλθακός mass or roll of something soft, Hp.Art.26 ; σμικρὸς ὄ. ἐν σμικρῷ κύτει, of a dead man's ashes, S.El. 1142 ; γαστρὸς ὄ., of a child in the womb, E. Ion15 ;ὄ. πλήρης φλεβίων Arist.HA 515b1
: pl., bodies, material substances,Id.
Metaph. 1085a12, 1089b14 ; also ὁ ὄ. τῆς φωνῆς the volume of the note, Id.Aud. 804a15.3 a bushy top-knot, Poll.4.133.4 the human body,τῆς χολῆς ἀναχεομένης εἰς τὸν ὄ. Ruf.Anat.30
, cf. Sor.1.26, Plu.2.653f, Gal.1.272.II metaph., bulk, weight, trouble,βραχεῖ σὺν ὄ. S.OC 1341
.2 weight, dignity, pride, and in bad sense, self-importance, pretension, ὄ. ὀνόματος μητρῷος pride in the name of mother, Id.Tr. 817 ; ὄγκον αἴρειν exalt one's dignity, Id.Aj. 129 ;βραχὺν.. μῦθον οὐκ ὄγκου πλέων
of pretension,Id.
OC 1162 ;μείζον' ὄ. δορὸς ἤ φρενῶν E. Tr. 1158
;ἔχει τιν' ὄ. Ἄργος Ἑλλήνων πάρα Id.Ph. 717
;ἐς ὄ. βλέπειν τύχης Id.Fr.81
;τοῖς ζῶσι δ' ὄγκος Id.Rh. 760
;ὁ τῶν ὑπεροπτικῶν ὄ. Isoc.1.30
;τῷ.. γένους ὄγκῳ Pl.Alc.1.121b
;πραγμάτων ὄ. Epicur. Fr. 548
;τῆς ἀρχῆς τὸ μέγεθος καὶ ὁ ὄ. Plu.Fab.4
;ὄγκον περιθεῖναί τινι Id.Per.4
, etc.3 of style, loftiness, majesty,ὄ. τῆς λέξεως Arist. Rh. 1407b26
;ὁ τοῦ ποιήματος ὄ. Id.Po. 1459b28
, cf. Demetr.Eloc.36, al.: in bad sense, bombast,ὁ Αἰσχύλου ὄ. Plu.2.79b
.III in Philos., particle, mass, body, Epicur.Ep.1p.16U., Nat.12G., Asclep. Bith. ap. S.E.M.9.363 ; so in the physiology of the Methodics, ὄγκοι καὶ πόροι, = molecules and pores, Id. ap. Gal.1.499.------------------------------------A v. ὀγκηρός fin. -
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dignity — early 13c., from O.Fr. dignite dignity, privilege, honor, from L. dignitatem (nom. dignitas) worthiness, from dignus worth (n.), worthy, proper, fitting from PIE *dek no , from root *dek to take, accept (see DECENT (Cf. decent)) … Etymology dictionary
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dignity — 1 *decorum, decency, propriety, etiquette Analogous words: *excellence, virtue, merit, perfection: nobleness or nobility, morality, ethicalness or ethics (see corresponding adjectives at MORAL) 2 *elegance, grace … New Dictionary of Synonyms
dignity — [n] excellence, nobility address, cachet, character, consequence, courtliness, culture, decency, decorum, distinction, elevation, eminence, ethics, etiquette, glory, grace, grandeur, gravity, greatness, hauteur, honor, importance, loftiness,… … New thesaurus
dignity — [dig′nə tē] n. pl. dignities [ME & OFr dignite < L dignitas, worth, merit < dignus, worthy < IE base * dek , to receive, be fitting > DÉCOR, DOCILE] 1. the quality of being worthy of esteem or honor; worthiness 2. high repute; honor 3 … English World dictionary
Dignity — This article is about dignity as a matter of philosophy, religion, human rights, medicine, and law. For other uses, see Dignity (disambiguation). Dignity is a term used in moral, ethical, and political discussions to signify that a being has an… … Wikipedia