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high-minded

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high-mind·ed (hmndd)
adj.
Characterized by elevated ideals or conduct; noble.
high-minded·ly adv.
high-minded·ness n.
high-minded
Adjective
having high moral principles
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Adj.1.high-minded - 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"
exalted, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, high-flown, idealistic, elevated, sublime, grand
noble - having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
high-minded
adjective principled, moral, worthy, noble, good, fair, pure, ethical, upright, elevated, honourable, righteous, idealistic, virtuous, magnanimous << OPPOSITE dishonourable

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Yes, dear boy," he continued, "I have met loving, noble, high-minded men, but I have not yet met any women- countesses or cooks- who were not venal.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
Hence, too, it came about that Dick Naseby, a high-minded creature, and as scrupulous and brave a gentleman as you would want to meet, held in a sort of affection the various human creeping things whom he had met and studied.
Tales and Fantasies by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
She knew that he was a man of a noble nature, high-minded and earnest.
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