Difference between revisions of "Worthiness"
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==Origins== | ==Origins== | ||
Middle [[English]], from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, [[Latin]] vertere to turn, Lithuanian versti to overturn, [[Sanskrit]] vartate he turns | Middle [[English]], from Old English weorthan; akin to Old High German werdan to become, [[Latin]] vertere to turn, Lithuanian versti to overturn, [[Sanskrit]] vartate he turns | ||
*Date: before 12th century | *Date: before 12th century | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1. The [[character]] or [[quality]] of being worthy, in various [[senses]]: | *1. The [[character]] or [[quality]] of being worthy, in various [[senses]]: | ||
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:b. Of [[things]] or qualities. | :b. Of [[things]] or qualities. | ||
:c. With a (and plural), that, or this. | :c. With a (and plural), that, or this. | ||
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*2. With possessive pron., as a title. | *2. With possessive pron., as a title. | ||
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*3. [[Ceremony]], pomp. | *3. [[Ceremony]], pomp. | ||
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*4. The [[quality]] of deserving to be treated in a specified [[manner]]. | *4. The [[quality]] of deserving to be treated in a specified [[manner]]. | ||
[[Category: General Reference]] | [[Category: General Reference]] | ||
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