DIGNITY

Dignity

Dignity is a term used in moral, ethical, legal, and political discussions to signify that a being has an innate right to be valued and receive ethical treatment. It is an extension of the Enlightenment-era concepts of inherent, inalienable rights. Dignity is often used in proscriptive and cautionary ways: for example in politics it is usually used to critique the treatment of oppressed and vulnerable groups and peoples, but it has also been extended to apply to cultures and sub-cultures, religious beliefs and ideals, animals used for food or research, and plants. Dignity also has descriptive meanings pertaining to human worth, although there is no exact or agreed ...

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dignity

Noun

  1. A quality or state worthy of esteem and respect.
  2. Decorum, formality, stateliness.
  3. High office, rank, or station.
  4. One holding high rank; a dignitary.
  5. Fundamental principle; axiom; maxim.


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