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dignification Now rare.|ˌdɪgnɪfɪˈkeɪʃən|
[ad. med.L. dignificātiōn-em, n. of action from dignificāre: cf. obs. F. dignificacion (Godef.).]
The action of dignifying, or fact of being dignified; conferring of dignity.
1577Dee Relat. Spir. i. (1659) 63 In respect of thy dignification..I say with the[e] Hallelujah. a1612Donne βιαθανατος (1644) 57 Humane nature after the first fall, till the restitution and dignification thereof by Christ. 1653Walton Angler 13 Where a noble and ancient Descent and such merits meet in any man, it is a double dignification of that person. c1781in Boswell Johnson 4 June an. 1781 To demean themselves with..equanimity..upon their..dignification and exaltation. |