nobleness

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

NO'BLENESS, noun 1. Greatness; dignity; ingenuousness; magnanimity; elevation of mind or of condition, particularly of the mind. His purposes are full of honesty, nobleness and integrity. Greatness of mind and nobleness their seat build in her loveliest. The nobleness of life is to do this-- 2. Distinction by birth; honor derived from a noble ancestry.
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