magnanimous gesture
an act of forgiveness
TRANSLATION
magnanimous = großmütig
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Urging his troops to be “magnanimous in victory,” Collins said, “Iraq is steeped in history. It is the site of the Garden of Eden, of the Great Flood and the birthplace of Abraham. Tread lightly there."
(USA Today - 4th June 2003)
(USA Today - 4th June 2003)
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magnanimous
Date: 1584
Magnanimous is a combination of the Latin "magnus" (great) and "animus" (soul or mind).
Someone who is magnanimous is great in soul and mind. For instance, Alfonso the Magnanimous: King of Aragon, Naples, and Sicily, 1396-1458.
Synonyms:
all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bighearted, bountiful, charitable, chivalrous, considerate, forgiving, free, generous, good Joe, great, great-hearted, handsome, high-minded, kind, kindly, knightly, liberal, live with, lofty, loose, munificent, noble, open-handed, prince, princely, Santa Claus, selfless, soft, soft touch, ungrudging, unselfish, unstinting
Date: 1584
Magnanimous is a combination of the Latin "magnus" (great) and "animus" (soul or mind).
Someone who is magnanimous is great in soul and mind. For instance, Alfonso the Magnanimous: King of Aragon, Naples, and Sicily, 1396-1458.
Synonyms:
all heart, altruistic, beneficent, benevolent, big, big-hearted, bighearted, bountiful, charitable, chivalrous, considerate, forgiving, free, generous, good Joe, great, great-hearted, handsome, high-minded, kind, kindly, knightly, liberal, live with, lofty, loose, munificent, noble, open-handed, prince, princely, Santa Claus, selfless, soft, soft touch, ungrudging, unselfish, unstinting
