Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for WORTH'I-NESS
WORTH'I-NESS, n.
- Desert; merit. The prayers which our Savior made, were for his own worthiness accepted. – Hooker.
- Excellence; dignity; virtue. Who is sure he hath a soul, unless / It see and judge and follow worthiness? – Donne.
- Worth; quality or state of deserving. – Sidney.
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