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# humility

«humility» in Mova's school dictionary: **The quality of being humble: not thinking you are better…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (humility; uncountable)

### meaning for a pupil

1) The quality of being humble: not thinking you are better or more important than others. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#m1)

2) (church) A virtue Christians value, following Jesus, who washed his disciples' feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In ethics and church lessons it is a good quality: knowing your limits, admitting mistakes, serving others. In stories it shows a hero who does not boast. Phrases: show humility, with humility, a lesson in humility.

### examples

- Even though she won the prize, she spoke with great humility. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#x1)
- Humility means listening to others and admitting your mistakes. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#x2)
- Jesus showed humility when he washed his disciples' feet. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#x3)
- The champion's humility made everyone like him. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#x4)
- Losing the game was a lesson in humility. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#x5)
- It takes humility to say «I was wrong». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#x6)
- The Happy Hunter felt that he was to blame for all that had come to pass, and bore his brother’s scornful scolding with humility and patience. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/#x7)

### note

Uncountable. Adjective: humble. Opposite: pride, arrogance. Do not confuse with «humiliation» (being made to feel ashamed). Humility is chosen and good; humiliation is done to you and hurts.

### In the corpora

- [Seek ye the LORD, all ye humble of the earth, that have executed His ordinance; seek righteousness, seek humility.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEP.20/)
- [The fear of the LORD is the instruction of wisdom; and before honour goeth humility.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.443/)
- [Before destruction the heart of a man is haughty, and before honour goeth humility.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.516/)
- [The reward of humility is the fear of the LORD, even riches, and honour, and life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/PRO.623/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «humility» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/humility/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.