magnanimous

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

MAGNAN'IMOUS, adjective [Latin magnanimus.] 1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; brave; disinterested; as a magnanimous prince or general. 2. Dictated by magnanimity; exhibiting nobleness of soul; liberal and honorable; not selfish. There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity.
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