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Worthy of
Answer for the clue "Worthy of ", 8 letters:
meriting
Word definitions for meriting in dictionaries
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. having sufficient worth; "an idea worth considering"; "a cause deserving or meriting support"; "the deserving poor" (often used ironically) [syn: deserving(p) , meriting(p) , worth(p) ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Merit \Mer"it\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Merited ; p. pr. & vb. n. Meriting .] [F. m['e]riter, L. meritare, v. intens. fr. merere. See Merit , n.] To earn by service or performance; to have a right to claim as reward; to deserve; sometimes, to deserve in ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of merit English)
Usage examples of meriting.
But the glory of the body, and the like, are less than the dignity of meriting, which pertains to the virtue of charity.
This comparison of Augustine is to be referred to the principle because, to wit, just as it is granted to any man without meriting it to be a Christian, so did it happen that this man without meriting it was Christ.
Further, the same thing cannot be cause and effect: hence grace, which is the cause of meriting, does not come under merit.
The source of meriting comes of the soul, while the body is the instrument of the meritorious work.
A part of every life, even a life meriting very little regard, is spent in searching out the reasons for its existence, its starting point, and its source.