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Definition of Magnanimousness
1. Noun. The quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct.
Generic synonyms: Honorableness, Honourableness
Specialized synonyms: High-mindedness, Idealism, Noble-mindedness, Sublimity
Attributes: Noble, Ignoble
Derivative terms: Magnanimous, Magnanimous, Noble
Definition of Magnanimousness
1. Noun. The quality of being magnanimous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Magnanimousness
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Magnanimousness
Literary usage of Magnanimousness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"1. greatness, large-heart- edness, magnanimity (formal), nobility, magnanimousness;
spec, loftiness, courage. Antonyms: meanness (see MEAN); see SELFISHNESS ..."
2. The Methodist Review (1870)
"After adding that favorable external circumstances are necessary to true
magnanimousness, and that the magnanimous one thinks only very moderately of men ..."
3. The Musical World (1877)
"Your Majesty's magnanimousness render* mere common thanks superfluous, and I will
express my gratitude only in the name of all the artists of this beloved ..."
4. The Education of the Heart by William Lonsdale Watkinson (1904)
"Such was the righteousness of our Lord and Saviour: it found expression in the
utmost magnanimousness. The heart of a Pharisee was the most inconsiderable ..."
5. Songs: A Collection of Church, Home, Nature, Soul and Miscellaneous Songs by David Chalmers Nimmo (1908)
"Faith, love, hope, joy, magnanimousness, applause, Shall be the ornaments of gold
Each brow and heart shall then unfold. Come! Come Oh state! ..."
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