Definition of "magnanimity" []

• The quality of being magnanimous. (noun)
• A magnanimous act. (noun)

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• "-- This is what you call magnanimity -- It is happy for yourself, that you possess this quality in the highest degree."
• "Mr. Churchill, whose magnanimity is as great as his power of mischief, half rose to his feet, and murmured, with a bow of his head, "If I am not unworthy, Sir.""
• "Tish it was, however, who, not to be outdone in magnanimity, permitted them to go, one by one, to the stream to wash."