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dignification

noun
dig·ni·fi·cation | \ˌdignəfə̇ˈkāshən\
plural -s

Definition of dignification 

: a dignifying or being dignified

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First Known Use of dignification

1584, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for dignification

Middle French, from Late Latin dignificatus (past participle of dignificare) + Middle French -ion

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