Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Worthiness

Worthiness , noun

The quality or state of being worthy; desert; merit; excellence; dignity; virtue; worth.
Who is sure he hath a soul, unless It see, and judge, and follow worthiness? — Donne
She is not worthy to be loved that hath not some feeling of her own worthiness. — Sir P. Sidney
The prayers which our Savior made were for his own worthiness accepted. — Hooker