high-minded
having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings.
Origin of high-minded
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Other words for high-minded
Other words from high-minded
- high-mind·ed·ly, adverb
- high-mind·ed·ness, noun
Words Nearby high-minded
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How to use high-minded in a sentence
At the very least, he would make a thoughtful and high-minded sparring partner for Clinton in the debates that lie ahead.
Wait a Minute, Clinton Coronators—Here Comes Jim Webb | Eleanor Clift | September 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut she also voices a firm belief that we initially went into Iraq with what she terms a “high minded” purpose.
Why Was My Son Killed in Fallujah—and His Murderer Set Free? | Michael Daly | January 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThis was one of those old timey high-minded battles in which the very identity of the Jewish State hung in the balance!
And Rose, of course, has hosted his high-minded eponymous PBS show for two decades.
‘CBS This Morning’ Success Brings With It a Certain Swagger | David Freedlander | July 22, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTFor him to present it as a high-minded attempt to empower voters shows what nerve the guy has.
You may imagine the effect this missive produced upon the proud, high-minded doctor of divinity.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry Woodhigh-minded and possessing a keen sense of honor himself, he had an instinctive aversion to anything mean or low in others.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe doctor smiled again at the boy's high-minded openness, which must have cost an effort of self-humiliation.
The Daisy Chain | Charlotte YongeIn truth, there was good ground for his sorrowful apostrophe, for the scene was very painful to a high-minded witness.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarSuch, it might seem, would be the course which a high-minded and zealous teacher would pursue in imparting moral instruction.
Reflections on the Operation of the Present System of Education, 1853 | Christopher C. Andrews
British Dictionary definitions for high-minded
having or characterized by high moral principles
archaic arrogant; haughty
Derived forms of high-minded
- high-mindedly, adverb
- high-mindedness, noun
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