as in meekness
the absence of any feelings of being better than others
that saint is often held up as a role model for her piety and unaffected lowliness
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Noun
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And Jesus' answer is one takes it through meekness, peacemaking, humility, love, etc.
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Who has time for affected meekness when playing the braggart not only tickles the soul, but has the potential to convince others of one’s own greatness?
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The humility lines up with the golfer Kaliszewki coached and watched for six years.
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Yet his calm self-confidence and assertive humility are within reach for all of us.
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My polite humbleness had worked wonders.
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The humbleness comes from the fact that Mendoza wasn’t supposed to be here.
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“Lowliness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowliness. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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