Editing Humility (section)

{{Short description|Quality of being humble}}
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[[File:Rochdale Unitarian Church "Humility".jpg|thumb|296x296px|Representation of "Humility" in a stained-glass window designed by [[Edward Burne-Jones]]]]
[[File:Tadeusz Gorecki - Humility.jpg|250px|thumb|[[Tadeusz Gorecki]], “''Humility”'']]

'''Humility''' is the quality of being humble.<ref>{{wiktionary-inline|humble}}</ref> The Oxford Dictionary, in its 1998 edition, describes humility as a low self-regard and sense of unworthiness.<ref name="SnyderLopez2001">{{cite book |last1=Snyder |first1=C.R. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Cr5rP8jOnsC&pg=PA412 |title=Handbook of Positive Psychology |last2=Lopez |first2=Shane J. |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=2001 |isbn=978-0-19-803094-2 |pages=412+}}</ref> However, humility involves having an accurate opinion of oneself and expressing oneself modestly as situations demand, with clear goal orientation, openness, broad-mindedness, and a non-imposing mentality.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Davis |first1=Don E. |last2=Worthington |first2=Everett L. |last3=Hook |first3=Joshua N. |date=2009-04-25 |title=Humility: Review of measurement strategies and conceptualization as personality judgment |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17439761003791672 |journal=The Journal of Positive Psychology |language=en |volume=5 |issue=4 |pages=243–252 |doi=10.1080/17439761003791672 |issn=1743-9760|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In a religious context, humility can mean a recognition of self about a deity (i.e. [[God]]) and subsequent submission to that deity as a religious member.<ref name="Humility 1910, pp 543-544">{{cite book|chapter=Humility|title=The Catholic Encyclopedia|editor-last=Herbermann|display-editors=etal|volume=7|year=1910|pages=543–544}}</ref><ref name="Humility 1860, pp 598-599">{{cite book|chapter=Humility|title=The Protestant theological and ecclesiastical encyclopedia|editor-last=Herzog|display-editors=etal|volume=2|year=1860|pages=598–599}}</ref> Outside of a religious context, humility is defined as being "unselved"—liberated from the consciousness of self—a form of [[Temperance (virtue)|temperance]] that is neither having pride (or haughtiness) nor indulging in self-deprecation.<ref>{{multiref2
|1={{cite book | last=Peterson | first=Christopher | title=Character strengths and virtues a handbook and classification | publisher=American Psychological Association Oxford University Press | location=Washington, DC New York | year=2004 | isbn=978-0-19-516701-6}}
|2={{cite book|first=Everett L. Jr. |last=Worthington|title=Handbook of Forgiveness|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mBMatnTZtBoC|year=2007|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-41095-7|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=mBMatnTZtBoC&pg=PT157 157]}}
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Humility refers to a proper sense of self-regard. In contrast, [[humiliation]] involves the external imposition of shame on a person. Humility  may be misinterpreted as the capacity to endure humiliation through self-denigration. This misconception arises from the confusion of humility with traits like submissiveness and meekness. Such misinterpretations prioritize self-preservation and self-aggrandizement over true humility, and emphasizes an undiminished focus on the self.<ref>{{multiref2
|1={{cite book | last=Schwarzer | first=Ralf | title=Personality, human development, and culture: international perspectives on psychological science | publisher=Psychology | location=Hove | year=2012 | isbn=978-0-415-65080-9 | pages=127–129}}
|2={{cite book|author1=Jeff Greenberg|author2=Sander L. Koole|author3=Tom Pyszczynski|title=Handbook of Experimental Existential Psychology|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g_9dAgAAQBAJ|year=2013|publisher=Guilford Publications|isbn=978-1-4625-1479-3|page=[https://books.google.com/books?id=g_9dAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA162 162]}}
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In many religious and philosophical traditions, humility is regarded as a [[virtue]] that prioritizes social harmony. It strikes a balance between two sets of qualities. This equilibrium lies in having a reduced focus on oneself, which leads to lower self-importance and diminished [[arrogance]], while also possessing the ability to demonstrate strength, assertiveness, and courage. This virtue is exhibited in the pursuit of upholding social harmony and recognizing our human dependence on it. It contrasts with [[Malice (law)|maliciousness]], [[hubris]], and other negative forms of [[pride]], and is an idealistic and rare intrinsic construct that has an extrinsic side.