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magnanimity

[ mag-nuh-nim-i-tee ]

noun

plural magnanimities
  1. the quality of being magnanimous.
  2. a magnanimous act.


magnanimity

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noun

  1. generosity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of magnanimity1

1300–50; Middle English magnanimite < Latin ³¾²¹²µ²Ô²¹²Ô¾±³¾¾±³ÙÄå²õ. See magnanimous, -ity
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of magnanimity1

C14: via Old French from Latin ³¾²¹²µ²Ô²¹²Ô¾±³¾¾±³ÙÄå²õ, from magnus great + animus soul
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Republican strategist Karl Rove, who worked for the quotable George W. Bush, spelled out the practical case for magnanimity in the Wall Street Journal:

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Renowned for our imagination, hustle and open-mindedness, Angelenos are called by this disaster to show magnanimity in the face of devastation.

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Yagman, whose past victories included establishing that lawyers cannot be sanctioned for making disparaging comments about their judges, showed uncharacteristic magnanimity in defeat.

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The divinatory meaning of the card is “power, energy, action, courage, and magnanimity,†according to the little white book that accompanies the deck.

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Through this conversation, her instructor introduced her to the idea of magnanimity — an unselfishness of spirit that sits at the root of forgiveness.

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