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Definition of Disinterestedness
1. Noun. Freedom from bias or from selfish motives.
Definition of Disinterestedness
1. n. The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality.
Definition of Disinterestedness
1. Noun. The state or quality of being disinterested. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Disinterestedness
1. The state or quality of being disinterested; impartiality. "That perfect disinterestedness and self-devotion of which man seems to be incapable, but which is sometimes found in woman." (Macaulay) Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Disinterestedness
Literary usage of Disinterestedness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"Like public indignation, public approval is characterised by a flavour of
generality, by disinterestedness, by apparent impartiality. ..."
2. Pastoral Theology by Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet (1853)
"disinterestedness* disinterestedness, certainly, is but one form of a ...
Absolute disinterestedness is complete indifference of heart for temporal goods. ..."
3. The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing by Johann Jakob Herzog, Philip Schaff, Albert Hauck (1911)
"... James Robertson (qv, 1), founder of the "Endowment Scheme" (see below), a man
of fervid piety and pure disinterestedness, of wisdom and of tolerance. ..."
4. The Works of Hannah More: Including Several Pieces Never Before Published by Hannah More (1818)
"... as precept;—all which requisites sire not only promised by the word, but
conferred by the Spirit of God. CHAP. VI. THE disinterestedness OF ..."
5. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann (1913)
"... furthered it not a little by their edifying regular life, their disinterestedness,
their charity, and their patience under persecutions which often ..."
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