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high-minded

[ hahy-mahyn-did ]

adjective

  1. having or showing high, exalted principles or feelings.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,



high-minded

adjective

  1. having or characterized by high moral principles
  2. archaic.
    arrogant; haughty
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌ󾱲-ˈԻ, adverb
  • ˌ󾱲-ˈԻԱ, noun
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • 󾱲-ԻĻ· adverb
  • 󾱲-ԻĻ·Ա noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of high-minded1

First recorded in 1495–1505
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Synonym Study

See noble.
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If the last election showed anything, it’s that high-minded principles, like standing up for democratic norms, are less important to many voters than, say, the cost of gasoline and groceries.

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For generations of attorneys, he has personified courage against long odds and the high-minded practice of law in service of social good.

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Delegates might start with high-minded rhetoric about coming together and getting along, but they would swiftly pivot to attacking people for perceived differences, usually with weird conspiracy theories.

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He suffered fools badly, and saw his articles as part of a high-minded battle of ideas.

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That latter frame is how the media and political elites have defined it all along, and that supposedly high-minded has only served to enable and empower judicial tyranny.

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