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lowly, lowliness

Definition:

The terms "lowly" and "lowliness" refer to being poor or having low status. Being lowly can also have the meaning of being humble.

Jesus humbled himself to the lowly position of becoming a human being and serving others.
His birth was lowly because he was born in a place where animals were kept, not in a palace.
Having a lowly attitude is the opposite of being proud.
Ways to translate "lowly" could include "humble" or "of low status" or "unimportant."
The word "lowliness" could also be translated as "humility" or "little importance."

(See also: humble, proud)

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