ennoblement

Noun

Meaning

The act of making noble, or of exalting, dignifying, or advancing to nobility.

That which ennobles; excellence; dignity.

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To be considered stupid and to be told so is more painful than being called gluttonous, mendacious, violent, lascivious, lazy, cowardly: every weakness, every vice, has found its defenders, its rhetoric, its ennoblement and exaltation, but stupidity hasn't. Primo Levi

The core of spirituality is creation in the name of Human ennoblement. Zafar Mirzo

Although Jewish religion wasn't usually a pretext to block or deprive of noble status, some laws favoured religious conversion from Judaism to Christianity (see: Neophyte) by rewarding it with ennoblement. Source: Internet

In the Netherlands only 10 knightly families are still extant, a number which steadily decreases because in that country ennoblement or incorporation into the nobility is not possible anymore. Source: Internet

Linnaeus inscribed this personal motto in books that were gifted to him by friends. citation After his ennoblement, Linnaeus continued teaching and writing. Source: Internet

Any individual could attain ennoblement ( nobilitacja main) for special services to the state. Source: Internet

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