Humilitude

Quick meaning: Humilitude is a noun meaning (rare, obsolete) Humility.

Meaning

(rare, obsolete) Humility.

Example Sentences

"[H]enceforth I shall come into your exalted presence with bare-headed humilitude."

The attending spirits that waited the voice of justice fell prostrate down, but Robin, as by superior force impelled, raised his awe-inspired eyes in deep humilitude to the centre of this bright concave.

[S]hew much humility, and some familiarity. . . . for high humilitudes take such deep root in the minds of the multitude (who are more easily won by unprofitable courtesies, than curious benefits) that I advise thee not to affect nor neglect popularities.

[A] pretended Invaſion made upon the Liberties of the People vvas complained of the Deputy-Governour, vvas moſt Irregularly call'd forth unto an Ignominous Hearing before them in a vaſt Aſſembly; vvhereto vvith a Sagacious Humilitude he conſented, although he ſhevv'd them hovv he might have Refuſed it.

Word Forms

• humilitudes

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include humblehood, humbleness, unhumbleness, humility, honorificabilitudinity, unhumbledness.

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