illiberal
adjective
narrowminded; bigoted.
illiberality
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a word derived from
illiberal.
Example Sentences
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Garlic to Mr. Porter, the man, for his astounding, frenetic hedonism and illiberality .
From Time Magazine Archive
Of the extremes, prodigality is more curable than illiberality.
From Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics by Alexander Bain
In my youth I had to contend with prejudice and illiberality; yet I was of a quiet temper, and easy to live with, and I never interfered with or pryed into other people's affairs.
From Personal Recollections, from Early Life to Old Age, of Mary Somerville by Mary Somerville
Now vices that differ according to excess and deficiency are contrary to one another, as illiberality to wastefulness.
From Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
There is no avoiding illiberality, under this belief,—as the philosopher understands illiberality.
From How to Observe Morals and Manners by Harriet Martineau
