noble-mindedness

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noble-mindedness - elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued

magnanimousness, nobleness, grandeur, nobility - the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

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The horrors of Demos rampant--of the disgustingly envious and power-greedy people in their "days of glory"--had stunned and awakened not just the noblesse in France, but noble-mindedness and religious devotion everywhere.

Camcastle, Cara. The More Moderate Side of Joseph de Maistre

A lot of heroism took there place and a lot of different noble-mindedness was there performed." See Saemundur Duason, Einu sinni var (Akureyri, 1966), p.