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dignity
noun as in excellence, nobility
Strongest matches
decency, decorum, grace, grandeur, greatness, honor, morality, poise, prestige, quality, respectability, self-respect, stature, status, virtue
Strong matches
address, cachet, character, consequence, courtliness, culture, distinction, elevation, eminence, ethics, etiquette, glory, gravity, hauteur, importance, loftiness, majesty, merit, nobleness, perfection, propriety, rank, regard, renown, seemliness, significance, solemnity, splendor, standing, state, stateliness, station, sublimity, worth, worthiness
Example Sentences
“To anyone who intends to come take away the freedom and opportunity and dignity of Illinoisans, I would remind you that a happy warrior is still a warrior,” Illinois Gov. J.B.
He ought to use his clemency power “to keep his campaign promises, and to honor the dignity of human life.”
The most common reasons for backing a change were to stop people living in pain at the end of their lives, giving people the knowledge they can die with dignity, and the importance of allowing people options and choice.
Sarah Wootton, chief executive of campaign group Dignity in Dying, said the results showed the "clear strength of public opinion".
Sarah Wootton, chief executive of Dignity in Dying, said UK laws were "well behind the curve", with her organisation saying around 400 million people around the world have legal access to some form of assisted dying.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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