condignity

[ kuhn-dig-ni-tee ]

nounScholasticism.
  1. merit earned through good works while in a state of grace, and having a just claim on such rewards as heavenly glory.: Compare congruity (def. 4).

Origin of condignity

1
1545–55; <Medieval Latin condignitās;see condign, -ity

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How to use condignity in a sentence

  • This giving of ourselves, then,” pursued Philippa slowly, “maketh the grace of condignity?

    The Well in the Desert | Emily Sarah Holt