单词 | great-mindedness |
释义 | > as lemmasgreat-mindedness great-mindedness n. ΚΠ a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xvi. sig. K6v For in her euery thing was goodly, and stately; yet so, that it might seeme that great-mindednes was but the auncient-bearer to humblenes. 1830 Westm. Rev. Apr. 311 Záboj is represented as..in the midst of all..exercising wonderful great-mindedness towards the fallen. a1832 J. Bentham Deontology (1834) II. i. 62 Magnanimity is a word which, for popular use, might be conveniently translated into great-mindedness. 1929 C. F. Thwing Educ. & Relig. ii. 43 Carlyle, a John the Baptist, proclaiming his own coming indeed, a combination of great-mindedness and of shattered nerves. 2001 J. S. Luke & D. W. Hart in T. L. Cooper Handbk. Admin. Ethics (ed. 2) xxv. 530 It includes such characteristics as magnanimity, or great-mindedness, as well as honesty and acting consistently with high standards. < as lemmas |
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