magnanimity

 

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From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimitās.

• IPA^(key): /ˌmæɡnəˈnɪmɪti/

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magnanimity (countable and uncountable, plural magnanimities)

1. The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul.
   • 1834, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XXIV, in Francesca Carrara. […], volume III, London: Richard Bentley, […], (successor to Henry Colburn), →OCLC, page 206:

     ...and thirdly, I have I behaved exceedingly ill to you, and, consequently, feel it quite magnanimous not to hate you, which is the established rule on such occasions."
     "Pray, continue your magnanimity."

   • 2005 [1868–9], Anthony Briggs, transl., War and Peace, Penguin Classics, translation of Война́ и миръ by Leo Tolstoy, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 4, page 15:

     The duke had not taken advantage of this, but Bonaparte had later rewarded his magnanimity by having him put to death.

2. (Should we delete⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) That quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objectives.

• magnanimousness

• magnanimous