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Definition of Meritoriousness

1. Noun. The quality of being deserving (e.g., deserving assistance). "There were many children whose deservingness he recognized and rewarded"

Definition of Meritoriousness

1. Noun. The property of being meritorious. ¹

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Definition of Meritoriousness

1. [n -ES]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Meritoriousness

Literary usage of Meritoriousness

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"Since the meritoriousness of good works supposes the state of justification, or, what amounts to the same, the possession of sanctifying grace, ..."

2. Compendium of the History of Doctrines by Karl Rudolf Hagenbach (1852)
"THE meritoriousness OF THE LATTER. Though many theologians felt disposed to hold Pelagian sentiments, it was necessary to retain the Pauline doctrine of ..."

3. A Text-book of the History of Doctrines by Karl Rudolf Hagenbach (1862)
"THE meritoriousness OF THE LATTER Though many of the scholastics were inclined to Pelagianism, yet the doctrine of justification by faith had to be retained ..."

4. The Principle of Protestantism as Related to the Present State of the Church by Philip Schaff (1845)
"... opposition to that scripture, When ye have done all, say, We are unprofitable servants, has to tell even of a surplus meritoriousness of good works, ..."

5. The True Principles of Legislation with Regard to Property Given for by Courtney Stanhope Kenny (1880)
"This attribute of meritoriousness, again, demands the attention of the jurist. The desire of public applause, the hope of divine favour, the impulse of ..."

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