high-mindedness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the quality of having noble moral principles, elevated ideals, or generous motives

   Her high-mindedness was evident in her refusal to profit from another person's hardship.

From high-minded + -ness. In high-minded, high carries its figurative sense "noble or elevated," while minded describes a person's disposition; the noun names the resulting quality of elevated principles or aims.

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