noble-minded
adjective
characterized by morally admirable thought or motives; righteous; worthy.
noble-mindedness
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a word derived from
noble-minded.
Example Sentences
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Lindbergh's reputation for noble-mindedness was indelibly stained, and he carried the mark with him until his death.
From Time Magazine Archive
His noble-mindedness renewed my virtuous resolutions; I was ashamed of my baseness and even of the fact that it had cost me so hard a struggle.
From Tales from the German Comprising specimens from the most celebrated authors by Various
I fancy our love of paradox makes us prone to associate noble-mindedness with cantankerousness—at all events, nobody ever called me noble-minded.
From Such Is Life by Joseph Furphy
No. I am very sorry that I cannot play a comedy of noble-mindedness, for this is perhaps a popular comedy.
From The Argonauts by Jeremiah Curtin
But indeed, have we not from of old the noblest of proofs, still palpable to every one of us, of what devoutness and noble-mindedness had dwelt in these rustic thoughtful peoples?
From On Heroes and Hero Worship and the Heroic in History by Thomas Carlyle
