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condignity
[ kuhn-dig-ni-tee ]
noun
, Scholasticism.
- merit earned through good works while in a state of grace, and having a just claim on such rewards as heavenly glory. Compare congruity ( def 4 ).
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Origin of condignity1
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Example Sentences
This giving of ourselves, then,” pursued Philippa slowly, “maketh the grace of condignity?
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