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English Dictionary: high-minded	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for high-minded
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high-minded adj of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high- flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" Synonym(s): exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-minded \High"-mind"ed\, a. 1. Proud; arrogant. [Obs.] Be not high-minded, but fear. --Rom. xi. 20. 2. Having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or pertaining to elevated principles and feelings; magnanimous; -- opposed to mean. High-minded, manly recognition of those truths. --A. Norton.