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lowliness
CIDE DICTIONARY
lowliness, n. [From Lowly.].
- The state or quality of being lowly; humility; humbleness of mind. [1913 Webster]"Walk . . . with all lowliness and meekness." [1913 Webster]
- Low condition, especially as to manner of life. [1913 Webster]"The lowliness of my fortune has not brought me to flatter vice." [1913 Webster]
ROGET THESAURUS
lowliness
Humility
N humility, humbleness, meekness, lowness, lowliness, lowlihood, abasement, self-abasement, submission, resignation, condescension, affability, modesty, verecundity, blush, suffusion, confusion, sense of shame, sense of disgrace, humiliation, mortification, let down, set down, humble, lowly, meek, modest, humble minded, sober-minded, unoffended, submissive, servile, condescending, affable, humbled, bowed down, resigned, abashed, ashamed, dashed, out of countenance, down in the mouth, down on one's knees, down on one's marrowbones, down on one's uppers, humbled in the dust, browbeaten, chapfallen, crestfallen, dumfoundered, flabbergasted, shorn of one's glory, with downcast eyes, with bated breath, with bended knee, on all fours, on one's feet, under correction, with due deference, I am your obedient servant, I am your very humble servant, my service to you, da locum melioribus, parvum parva decent.For further exploring for "lowliness" in Webster Dictionary Online