Meaning Dignity
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Dignity


A value owed to all humans, to be treated with respect.
Source: equalityhumanrights.com

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early 13c., from Old French dignite "dignity, privilege, honor," from Latin dignitatem (nominative dignitas) "worthiness," from dignus "worth (n.), worthy, proper, fitting&quo [..]
Source: etymonline.com

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Dignity is concerned with how people feel, think and behave in relation to the worth or value that they place on themselves and others. To treat someone with dignity is to treat them as being of worth [..]
Source: cqc.org.uk

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Dignity


self-respect or self-esteem.
Source: nationalgeographic.org

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the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect; "it was beneath his dignity to cheat"; "showed his true dignity when under pressure" formality in [..]
Source: google-dictionary.so8848.com

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(n) the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect(n) formality in bearing and appearance(n) high office or rank or station
Source: beedictionary.com

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Dignity


gravitas, maiestas, dignitas, amplitudo
Source: latin-dictionary.org (offline)

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Dignity


Worth or value that people have because they are Human, not by Virtue of any social standing, group membership, or set of talents, skills, or powers.
Source: online-medical-dictionary.org

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Dignity entails more than physical well-being. It implies the capacity to make one's own deliberate choices and consequently to be acknowledged as a free subject. It reflects the integrity of the person and is seen as the source from which all human rights derive (see also The right to life with dignity, Humanitarian Charter point 5
Source: sphereproject.org (offline)





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