high-minded
adjective
having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings.
high-mindedness
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a word derived from
high-minded.
Example Sentences
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It is when Mary resigns herself to learning and high-mindedness that her life-scheme goes happily awry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
It’s a literary category in which erudition, integrity and high-mindedness are pitted against unthinkable malevolence.
From New York Times ● Nov. 4, 2020
Williamson took the other Democrats onstage to task for their high-mindedness in discussing issues, saying, “I want a politics that goes much deeper . . . that speaks to the heart.”
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2019
Almost everyone’s cause goes threadbare at some point, and anyway, desire has a way of transcending politics and making such high-mindedness irrelevant.
From Slate ● Jun. 3, 2019
He paused, with an expression that she would come to know well, a virtuous narrowing of his eyes that announced the high-mindedness of their owner.
From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
