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Catholic Dictionary
Find accurate definitions of over 5,000 Catholic terms and phrases (including abbreviations). Based on Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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NOBILITY
Moral excellence, which deserves recognition and praise, in the possession of outstanding qualities of virtue. (Etym. Latin nobilitas, rank; excellence, superiority, dignity.)