Hypertext Webster Gateway: "magnanimous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
magnanimous
adj 1: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a
magnanimous conqueror" [syn: {greathearted}]
2: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough
to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so
forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large
heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" [syn: {big}, {large}]
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