Meanings
noundignation (plural dignations)
plural dignations
- obsoleteThe act of thinking or treating as worthy; honour (especially of God).
because it is an act of favour, and depends wholly upon the divine dignation, and was revealed to us by Jesus Christ, who was made not only the Prophet and preacher , but the Mediator of this new covenant and mercy ; it was necessary we should become disciples of te holy Jesus[…]
1678, Antiquitates Christianæ: Or, the History of the Life and Death of the Holy Jesus: […], London: […] E. Flesher, and R. Norton, for R[ichard] Royston, […], →OCLC
Origin
- Latindignātiō
- Englishdignation
From Latin dignātiō.
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dignation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dignation
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