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The loftiest noses among the winemakers inhale the finest of scents from the tasting glass and proclaim another masterpiece.
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He was something of a dictator, though always cloaking his ambition in the loftiest of Christian terms.
The Devil and Woodrow Wilson: An Interview With Joyce Carol Oates|Jane Ciabattari|March 19, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Their presence of mind had now returned, and their bosoms glowed with the loftiest enthusiasm.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott
Both were endowed with unusual attractions of person, spirits invigorated by enthusiasm, and the loftiest heroism.
Madame Roland, Makers of History|John S. C. Abbott

The meanest hind was ennobled by the accolade of martyrdom to the loftiest peerage of the skies.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The loftiest pagan philosophy dwindled into insignificance before the sublimity of Christian hope.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
It spoke to the deepest feelings, and inspired the loftiest hopes of the primitive believers.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow

British Dictionary definitions for lofty

lofty

/ (ˈlɒftɪ) /

adjective loftier or loftiest

of majestic or imposing height

exalted or noble in character or nature

haughty or supercilious

elevated, eminent, or superior

Derived forms of lofty

loftily, adverbloftiness, noun

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