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New page: Image:lighterstill.jpg *1. The quality of being worthy or honourable; worthiness, worth, nobleness, excellence. :b. The quality of being worthy of something; desert, merit. O...
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*1. The [[quality]] of [[being]] worthy or honourable; worthiness, worth, nobleness, excellence.
:b. The quality of being worthy of something; desert, merit. Obs. rare.
*2. Honourable or high [[status|estate]], position, or estimation; honour; degree of estimation, rank.
:b. collect. [[Persons]] of high estate or rank (cf. the quality).
*3. An honourable office, rank, or title; a high official or titular position.
:b. transf. A person holding a high office or position; a dignitary.
*4. Nobility or befitting elevation of aspect, [[manner]], or style; becoming or fit stateliness, [[gravity]]. (Cf. DIGNIFIED 2.)
*5. Astrol. A situation of a planet in which its influence is heightened, either by its position in the zodiac, or by its aspects with other planets.
*6. The term for a ‘company’ of [[canons]]. Obs.
*7. Alg. = [[POWER]]. Obs.
==Description==
'''Dignity''' is a term used in moral, ethical, and [[political]] discussions to signify that a [[being]] has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment. It is an extension of enlightenment-era [[beliefs]] that [[individuals]] have [[God]]-given, inviolable rights, and thus is closely related to [[concepts]] like [[virtue]], respect, self-respect, [[autonomy]], human rights, and enlightened [[reason]]. Dignity is generally proscriptive and cautionary: in [[politics]] it is usually synonymous to 'human dignity', and is used to critique the treatment of oppressed and vulnerable [[groups]] and peoples, though in some case has been extended to apply to [[cultures]] and sub-cultures, [[religious]] [[belief]]s and [[ideal]]s, animals used for food or [[research]], and even plants. In more colloquial settings it is used to suggest that someone is not receiving a proper degree of respect, or even that they are failing to treat themselves with proper self-respect.
While dignity is a term with a long philosophical [[history]], it is rarely defined outright in [[political]], [[law|legal]], and scientific discussions. International proclamations have thus far left dignity undefined,[1][2] and scientific commentators, such as those arguing against genetic research and algeny, cite dignity as a reason but are ambiguous about its application.[3]
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*1. The [[quality]] of [[being]] worthy or honourable; worthiness, worth, nobleness, excellence.
:b. The quality of being worthy of something; desert, merit. Obs. rare.
*2. Honourable or high [[status|estate]], position, or estimation; honour; degree of estimation, rank.
:b. collect. [[Persons]] of high estate or rank (cf. the quality).
*3. An honourable office, rank, or title; a high official or titular position.
:b. transf. A person holding a high office or position; a dignitary.
*4. Nobility or befitting elevation of aspect, [[manner]], or style; becoming or fit stateliness, [[gravity]]. (Cf. DIGNIFIED 2.)
*5. Astrol. A situation of a planet in which its influence is heightened, either by its position in the zodiac, or by its aspects with other planets.
*6. The term for a ‘company’ of [[canons]]. Obs.
*7. Alg. = [[POWER]]. Obs.
==Description==
'''Dignity''' is a term used in moral, ethical, and [[political]] discussions to signify that a [[being]] has an innate right to respect and ethical treatment. It is an extension of enlightenment-era [[beliefs]] that [[individuals]] have [[God]]-given, inviolable rights, and thus is closely related to [[concepts]] like [[virtue]], respect, self-respect, [[autonomy]], human rights, and enlightened [[reason]]. Dignity is generally proscriptive and cautionary: in [[politics]] it is usually synonymous to 'human dignity', and is used to critique the treatment of oppressed and vulnerable [[groups]] and peoples, though in some case has been extended to apply to [[cultures]] and sub-cultures, [[religious]] [[belief]]s and [[ideal]]s, animals used for food or [[research]], and even plants. In more colloquial settings it is used to suggest that someone is not receiving a proper degree of respect, or even that they are failing to treat themselves with proper self-respect.
While dignity is a term with a long philosophical [[history]], it is rarely defined outright in [[political]], [[law|legal]], and scientific discussions. International proclamations have thus far left dignity undefined,[1][2] and scientific commentators, such as those arguing against genetic research and algeny, cite dignity as a reason but are ambiguous about its application.[3]
[[Category: General Reference]]