"ennobling" in the verb sense
1. ennoble, dignify
confer dignity or honor upon
"He was dignified with a title"
2. ennoble, gentle, entitle
give a title to someone make someone a member of the nobility
"ennobling" in the adjective sense
1. dignifying, ennobling
investing with dignity or honor
"the dignifying effect of his presence"
"the ennobling influence of cultural surroundings"
2. ennobling, exalting
tending to exalt
"an exalting eulogy"
"ennobling thoughts"
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