LIBERAL'ITY, noun [Latin liberalitas. See Liberal.] 1. Munificence; bounty. That liberality is but cast away, which makes us borrow what we cannot pay. 2. A particular act of generosity; a donation; a gratuity. In this sense, it has the plural number. A prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities. 3. Largeness of mind; catholicism; that comprehensiveness of mind which includes other interests beside its own, and duly estimates in its decisions the value or importance of each. It is evidence of a noble mind to judge of men and things with liberality Many treat the gospel with indifference under the name of liberality 4. Candor; impartiality.
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