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condignity

[ kuhn-dig-ni-tee ]

noun

, Scholasticism.
  1. 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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Word History and Origins

Origin of condignity1

1545–55; < Medieval Latin condignitās; condign, -ity

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Example Sentences

This giving of ourselves, then,” pursued Philippa slowly, “maketh the grace of condignity?

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