magnanimity
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Thomas Aquinas named it magnanimity, the stretching of the soul toward great things.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
But the federal government’s magnanimity did not end there.
From Salon ● Feb. 19, 2026
By contrast, Starmer's been the model of magnanimity - offering Sarwar his "100%" support.
From BBC ● Feb. 13, 2026
Instead, he responded with joking faux magnanimity: “I try not to blame women on their own,” he said.
From Slate ● Sep. 24, 2025
“It’s possible I was wrong,” she said, with an air of great magnanimity.
From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor
It shows us both the beauty and strength of his personality and his cruelty, evasions, magnanimities, and lusts.
From Mahomet Founder of Islam by Draycott, Gladys M.
So all's past, and I am safe: A pox on these fighting masters of mine, to bring me into this danger, with their valours and magnanimities.
From Dryden's Works Vol. 3 (of 18) Sir Martin Mar-All; The Tempest; An Evening's Love; Tyrannic Love by Dryden, John
For the first two or three months, Peter was the idol of all the world: such generosities and magnanimities; Such zeal and diligence, one magnanimous improvement following another!
From History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 20 by Carlyle, Thomas
He noted all the Apostate's foibles by the side of his virtues and his magnanimities.
From Henrik Ibsen by Gosse, Edmund
"The new order won't be brought about by idle optimism any more than by prayers, or politics, or private magnanimities."
From The Open Question a tale of two temperaments by Robins, Elizabeth
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The Declaration of Independence
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