dignity Copy link Outline I. High position1. dignĭtas (of any position which carries weight and influence)2. amplĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (stronger than preced.; high distinction)3. hŏnos or -or, ōris, m.4. fastīgium, v. EMINENCE.II. An air of authority and grace1. dignĭtas2. mājestas3. dĕcor, ōris, m. • dignity: I. High position: 1. dignĭtas (of any position which carries weight and influence): to raise from a humble station to the highest d., ex humili loco ad summam d. perducere, Caes.: Cic.: v. rank. 2. amplĭtūdo, ĭnis, f. (stronger than preced.; high distinction): Cic.: v. distinction. 3. hŏnos or -or, ōris, m.: v. honour. 4. fastīgium, v. eminence. II. An air of authority and grace: 1. dignĭtas: d. of form, formae d., Suet.: to preserve d. in difficult circumstances, in rebus asperis d. retinere, Cic.: totally to lack d., nullam d. habere, Cic. 2. mājestas: what d. there was in his speech, quanta illi fuit gravitas, quanta in oratione m.! Cic.: the d. and modesty (of women), m. et pudor, Liv.: v. majesty. 3. dĕcor, ōris, m.: v. grace. Phr.: to fall with d., honeste occumbere, Cic.; honeste cadere, Suet.: to act with d., graviter agere, Cic.