the measure of a man

English

Noun

the measure of a man

1. That which shows the value of a person's life; one's non-monetary worth
   • 1983, Gene A. Getz, The Measure of a Christian: Studies in Titus, →ISBN:

     The measure of a family is indeed the measure of a man — and a woman ! What we need today in the twentieth - century church , as the Christians did in Crete , are more Christlike family models . This is especially true in a society […]

   • 1967, Jovito R. Salonga, Land of the Morning: A Collection of Speeches and Lectures:

     We can more easily appreciate the correct measure of a man when Death , by removing him from our sight , paradoxically enables us to see him better . We can more readily comprehend the valor and gallantry of a man in battle when by the […]

   • 1995, “The Measure of a Man”, in Simply 4Him (Christian pop), performed by 4Him:

     And what's in the heart defines the measure of a man

2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see measure,‎ man.

Translations

objective value

• Japanese: 人間の尺度 (ningen no shakudo)