magnanimity
magnanimity is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 1 sense, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul; that quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objects.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- altruism
- benevolence
- block
- chivalrous
- chivalry
- devoted
- devotion
- disinterested
- disinterestedness
- done
- elevated
- elevation
- exaltation
- exalted
- generosity
- generous
- great
- great-hearted
- handsome
- head
- heroic
- heroism
- high
- high-minded
- labor
- large-hearted
- lay
- liberal
- liberalism
- liberality
- loftiness
- lofty
- love
- magnanimous
- make
- martyrdom
- men
- noble
- noble-minded
- non
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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