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Magnanimous
Magnanimous Mag*nan"i*mous, a.[L. magnanimus; magnus great + animus mind. See Magnate, and Animus.] 1. Great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a magnanimous conqueror. Be magnanimous in the enterprise. --Shak. To give a kingdom hath been thought Greater and nobler done, and to law down Far more magnanimousan to assume. --Milton. 2. Dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable; noble; not selfish. Both strived for death; magnanimous debate. --Stirling. There is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity and felicity. --Washington.

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- Look up magnanimous in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An adjective referring to magnanimity an epithet, used for various rulers Magnanimous Records...
- Alfonso the Magnanimous (Alfons el Magnànim in Catalan) (1396 – 27 June 1458) was King of Aragon and King of Sicily (as Alfons V) and the ruler of the...
- Otto V, known as the Victorious or the Magnanimous (1439 – January 9, 1471; in German: Otto der Siegreiche, der Großmütige), served as the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
- Magnanimous Records is an independent record label based in Takoma Park, Maryland. Founded in 2000, the artist-run label specializes in atmospheric and...
- Johann Friedrich I. von Sachsen, 30 June 1503 – 3 March 1554), called the Magnanimous (der Großmütige), was the Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) until he was...
- Albert the Magnanimous KG, elected King of the Romans as Albert II (10 August 1397 – 27 October 1439), was a member of the House of Habsburg. By inheritance...
- November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed der Großmütige (lit. 'the Magnanimous'), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation,...
- A magnanimous act. From recent history (Eine großmütige Handlung. Aus der neuesten Geschichte) is a prose work by Friedrich Schiller, published in his...
- Steig's original picture book of the same name. He is famous for his magnanimous statement "Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to...
- Ladislaus the Magnanimous (Italian: Ladislao, Hungarian: László; 15 February 1377 – 6 August 1414) was King of Naples from 1386 until his death and an...