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noble-minded

American  
[noh-buhl-mahyn-did] / ˈnoʊ bəlˈmaɪn dɪd /

adjective

  1. characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.


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Etymology

Origin of noble-minded

First recorded in 1850–55

Example Sentences

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The idea is regulations are often supported by a surprising alliance of noble-minded moralists and profit-driven cynics.

From BBC • Oct. 22, 2019

As an interpreter, Mørk avoided the noble-minded protocol—the high-school-graduation tread—that is too common in Elgar.

From The New Yorker • May 30, 2016

Peter Auty's José is initially defined as the noble-minded nice guy who is ostensibly different from the rest until, of course, we gradually become aware of the demons of instability and obsession that drive him.

From The Guardian • Jan. 18, 2011

Habitually moral, gentle, tolerant, noble-minded, this was the truest answer, yet he regarded himself quite simply and scientifically as "differing" from faithful folk who "make themselves quite easy by intuition."

From Time Magazine Archive

The Ying-wang added one more to the large number of proselytes obtained by the earnestness and devotion of the warm-hearted and noble-minded Hung-jin.

From Ti-Ping Tien-Kwoh The History of the Ti-Ping Revolution (Volume I) by Lindley, Augustus F.