Definition
In Roman society, a person's rank, honor, and social standing; dignity or worthiness as a measure of status.
Etymology
Latin 'dignitas' (worthiness, dignity, rank), from 'dignus' (worthy). This term was crucial to Roman social and political philosophy, defining civic virtue.
Kelly Says
Dignitas was so important to Romans that losing it—through scandal or defeat—was basically a social death, sometimes literally leading to suicide; it was identity itself!
Translations
CACatalà
dignitat
di-gni-tat
DADansk
værdighed
vær-dig-hed
ESEspañol
dignidad
dih-nidad
FISuomi
kunnioitus
kun-nioi-tus
FRFrançais
dignité
dih-ni-te
GUGU
શ્રેષ્ઠતા
shresh-tha-ta
HUMagyar
becsüle
be-csu-le
IDBahasa Indonesia
martabat
mar-ta-bat
ITItaliano
dignità
dih-ni-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
martabat
mar-ta-bat
NLNederlands
waardigheid
waar-dig-heid
NONorsk
verdighet
ver-dig-het
PLPolski
godność
go-d-nosc
PTPortuguês
dignidade
dih-ni-dade
RORomână
demnitate
de-mni-ta-te
RUРусский
достоинство
do-stoy-st-vo
SVSvenska
ärlighet
a-r-lighet
SWKiswahili
heshima
he-shi-ma
TAதமிழ்
மரியாதை
ma-ri-ya-tha-i
TEతెలుగు
శ్రేయస్సు
shreya-su
TLTL
karangalan
kar-ang-a-lan
TRTürkçe
saygınlık
say-gin-luk
UKУкраїнська
повага
po-va-ga
VITiếng Việt
đức vị
d-uc vi