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ENNOBLEMENT
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Dictionary entry overview: What does ennoblement mean?
• ENNOBLEMENT (noun)
The noun ENNOBLEMENT has 2 senses:
1. the state of being noble
2. the act of raising someone to the nobility
Familiarity information: ENNOBLEMENT used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The state of being noble
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("ennoblement" is a kind of...):
condition; status (a state at a particular time)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The act of raising someone to the nobility
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("ennoblement" is a kind of...):
promotion (act of raising in rank or position)
Derivation:
ennoble (give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility)
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