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" God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to Himself, who speaks from the cosmos to every single human soul, is the most brilliant manifestation of the goal of perfection."
Alfred Adler

Meaning of "lowliness" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF LOWLINESS

ˈləʊlɪnɪs


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LOWLINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lowliness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LOWLINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lowliness in the English dictionary

The definition of lowliness in the dictionary is lowness of rank or status; humility.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LOWLINESS

comeliness · deadliness · friendliness · godliness · holiness · kindliness · liveliness · loveliness · manliness · oiliness · shoaliness · silliness · timeliness · ugliness · ungodliness · user-friendliness · womanliness · wooliness · woolliness · worldliness

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LOWLINESS

lowland · Lowland Scots · lowlander · Lowlands · lowlier · lowliest · lowlife · lowlight · lowlights · lowlihead · lowlily · lowly · lown · lowness · lowp · lowrider · lowrie · lowry · lowse · lowsing time

WORDS THAT END LIKE LOWLINESS

agribusiness · big business · bulkiness · business · cleanliness · cleanliness is next to godliness · core business · craziness · dizziness · do the business · e-business · emptiness · family business · fitness · happiness · laziness · loneliness · readiness · rough-and-readiness · show business · trustworthiness

Synonyms and antonyms of lowliness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «lowliness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LOWLINESS

Find out the translation of lowliness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of lowliness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lowliness» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

谦卑
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

humildad
570 millions of speakers
en

English

lowliness
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

दीनता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دناءة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

смиренномудрие
278 millions of speakers
pt

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humildade
270 millions of speakers
bn

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নিরহঙ্কারতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

humilité
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Rendah diri
190 millions of speakers
de

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Niedrigkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

低さ
130 millions of speakers
ko

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겸손
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Nuwun
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

khiêm tốn
80 millions of speakers
ta

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பணிவோடு
75 millions of speakers
mr

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नीचपणा
75 millions of speakers
tr

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alçakgönüllülük
70 millions of speakers
it

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umiltà
65 millions of speakers
pl

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uniżenie
50 millions of speakers
uk

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смиренномудрие
40 millions of speakers
ro

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smerenia
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ταπεινοφροσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nederigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

lowliness
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ydmykhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lowliness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LOWLINESS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lowliness

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2 QUOTES WITH «LOWLINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lowliness.
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Alfred Adler
God who is eternally complete, who directs the stars, who is the master of fates, who elevates man from his lowliness to Himself, who speaks from the cosmos to every single human soul, is the most brilliant manifestation of the goal of perfection.
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John Jewel
The word of God teacheth lowliness of mind; it teacheth us to know ourselves.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LOWLINESS»

Discover the use of lowliness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lowliness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Life-Study of Ephesians: Messages 29-63, 2
LOWLINESS, MEEKNESS, AND LONG-SUFFERING Verse 2 says, “With all lowliness and meekness, with long-suffering, bearing one another in love.” To have lowliness is to remain in a low estate, and to have meekness is to not fight for ...
Witness Lee, 1991
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Life-Study of Philippians: Messages 1-23
Instead, in lowliness of mind, count others more excellent than yourselves.” It is not easy to get rid of rivalry and vainglory, for we have a natural tendency to compete with others. In certain countries children are encouraged strongly to compete.
Witness Lee, 2000
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Kierkegaard's Late Writings
Why should anyone wish to follow Christ and imitate him in his abasement and lowliness? It is here that Christ s loftiness plays a role, for it is what draws the human being to Christ. Anti-Climacus explains Christ s role as prototype in terms of a ...
Niels Ja Rgen Cappela Rn, Hermann Deuser, K. Brian Söderquist, 2010
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Kierkegaard's Kenotic Christology
It is because he is a paradoxical union of both lowliness and loftiness that he can be the prototype. Why, then, this lowliness and abasement? Because he who is truly to be the prototype and be related only to imitators must in one sense be ...
David R. Law, 2013
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Breaking the Mind
“Lowering oneself” and “lowliness” appear regularly throughout the memre, and the importance of this terminology has already been noted by several commentators.10 In order to substantiate the importance of lowliness within the Christian ...
Kristian S. Heal, Robert A. Kitchen, 2013
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He Became Poor: The Poverty of Christ and Aquinas's Economic ...
His economic prescriptions, which were ignored or refused in the march toward modern economy, were in some measure structured to defend the necessity of acknowledging our created lowliness and the corresponding trusting receptivity.
Christopher A. Franks, 2009
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The Sayings of Lao Tzu
LOWLINESS. AND. HUMILITY. ALL things in Nature work silently. They come into being and possess nothing. They fulfil their functions and make no claim. When merit has been achieved, do not take it to yourself; for if you do not take it to ...
Lao Tzu, 2008
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Christian Discourses: And, The Crisis and a Crisis in the ...
Although lowliness and loftiness are essentially equivalent, Kierkegaard prefers lowliness for two reasons. First, the prototype lived in actual earthly lowliness when He assumed human form; whoever lives similarly escapes the "detour" (CD , ...
Søren Kierkegaard, Robert L. Perkins, 2007
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The Essential Kierkegaard
He certainly admits that he is not in the situation of having himself chosen this slighted or despised lowliness and to that extent does not resemble the prototype . But he still trusts that the prototype exists before him, the prototype who by means ...
Howard V. Hong, Søren Kierkegaard, Edna H. Hong, 2013
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Practical Issues of This Life
Negatively speaking, we should not do anything through faction or vainglory; positively, though, we should “in lowliness of mind each count the other better than himself.” What is lowliness? Lowliness is a not leaving any room for oneself.
Watchman Nee, 1975

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LOWLINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lowliness is used in the context of the following news items.
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A History of Bedbugs Driving Us Insane
He was noting the pattern of animal descent he described in On the Origin of Species, but we also bear our vestigial lowliness in the litany of ... «Jezebel, Jul 15»
2
10 Our Lady of Mount Carmel Things that Caught My Eye Today
He stooped down to take up our lowliness without loss to his own glory. He remained what he was; he took up what he was not. He wanted to ... «Patheos, Jul 15»
3
Spirits in the digital world
... and other forms of slander, yet also acknowledges the need for communities to publicize what Maimonides calls the “lowliness of bad people. «New Jersey Jewish News, Jul 15»
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Pope in Bolivia: No one needs to be discarded
Today may Mary be our model. Like her, may we trust in the goodness of the Lord, who does great things with the lowliness of his servants. «Vatican Radio, Jul 15»
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Food: For an instant boost of flavor, reach for the radish
“It's the lowliness of the radish I'm drawn to,” Berglund said. “It's not foie gras, not rib-eye steak. It's just a radish. And it's incredibly delicious.”. «The Providence Journal, Jul 15»
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Pope Francis in Ecuador: Our faith is always revolutionary
Because our God respects us even in our lowliness and in our sinfulness. This calling of the Lord is expressed with such humility and respect in ... «Independent Catholic News, Jul 15»
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Radishes move into limelight
“It's the lowliness of the radish I'm drawn to,” says chef Paul Berglund of Bachelor Farmer restaurant in Minneapolis. (Tom Wallace/Minneapolis ... «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
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Hunger liberates
He described a true Sufi as one who opens for himself four things and locks for himself four things: “He opens the gate of lowliness and locks ... «The Asian Age, Jun 15»
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Ramadhan: Self-Reformation and Our Responsibilities
The Promised Messiah (on whom be peace) said man should always be mindful of his lowliness. No matter how aristocratic a person is, when ... «Lankaweb, Jun 15»
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Let nothing be done through selfish ambition or conceit, but in lowliness of mind let each esteem others better than himself. —Philippians 2:3. «Philippine Star, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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