figurative. Liberation from the bondage or dominating influence of sin, spiritual servitude, worldly ties, etc.
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释义 | the mind > possession > giving > liberal giving > [noun] > liberality (41) freedomOE figurative. Liberation from the bondage or dominating influence of sin, spiritual servitude, worldly ties, etc. custinessOE generosity, munificence. Cf. cust, n.1 3b. largesse?c1225 The willingness to spend freely; (the virtue of) generosity; liberality, munificence. Also: this virtue personified. freeshipa1250 Liberality, generosity. Obsolete. franchisec1325 Nobility of mind; liberality, generosity, magnanimity. Obsolete. largitya1382 Abundance; generosity. largenessa1387 Liberality, generosity; bounty; prodigality. Also as a personification. Obsolete. liberalityc1390 The quality of giving or spending freely; generosity, largesse. bountya1400 Goodness shown in giving, gracious liberality, munificence: usually attributed to God, or to the great and wealthy, who have it in their power to… honestya1400 Generosity, liberality; hospitality. Obsolete (Scottish in later use). freenessc1400 Readiness; generosity, liberality. largec1400 Generosity; liberal giving of gifts. Later also as int.: = largesse, n. 2b. Obsolete. liberalnessc1410 Liberality, generosity. Obsolete. munificencec1425 The quality of being munificent; great generosity or liberality in giving. plentyc1425 Liberality or generosity. Obsolete. rare. bounteousnessc1440 The quality of being bounteous or liberal; liberality, munificence. magnificencec1450 Great bounty, liberality, or munificence, esp. on the part of rulers or of God; sometimes as one of the moral virtues of Aristotelian ethics. Obsolete… bountifulness1489 The quality of being bountiful; generous liberality, bounteousness. bountines1512 Bounteousness. royalty1548 Kinglike or majestic character or quality; lordliness; munificence, generosity. magnificency?c1550 Splendour or sumptuousness; grandeur of appearance. Cf. magnificence, n. 4a 5a. Obsolete. munificency?c1550 Munificence, generosity; an instance of this. free-heartedness1583 profuseness1584 The quality or state of being profuse; extravagance; abundance. bountihead1590 Bounteousness. lavishness1590 Unlimited bounty; extravagance, prodigality. frankness1591 Liberality, bounteousness, generosity. Also, luxuriance. Obsolete. ingenuousness1611 Nobility of disposition; generosity. Obsolete. fruitfulnessa1616 Productiveness in general. of immaterial things. Also, profitableness, utility; occasionally †liberality. generosity1634 Readiness to give more of something, esp. money, than is necessary or expected; liberality, munificence. (Now the most common sense.) open-handednessa1640 Generosity; (also) openness, honesty. large-heartedness1640 magnanimity, generosity. communicativeness1653 The quality of being communicative (in various senses); esp. ability or readiness to communicate. unsparingness1818 free-handedness1860 Open-handedness, liberality. big-heartedness1872 the fact or quality of being big-hearted, esp. generosity, magnanimity. ungrudgingness1885 two-handedness1891 outgivingness1968 Subcategories:— as one of the moral virtues (1) — excessive (1) |
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