docility

Do*cil"i*ty, n. Etym: [L. docilitas, fr. docilis: cf. F. docilité.] 1. teachableness; aptness for being taught; docibleness. [Obs. or R.] 2. Willingness to be taught; tractableness. The humble docility of little children is, in the New Testament, represented as a necessary preparative to the reception of the Christian faith. Beattie.

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