high-minded 
adjective
Having strong moral principles: rich high-minded Victorians...
- They are not interested in lofty visions and high-minded idealism.
- This is a film you can admire for its mix of cool looks and high-minded purpose, but it has lots of principles and no personalities.
- There was nothing high-minded about the way he played politics.
Synonyms
high-principled, principled, honourable, moral, upright, upstanding, right-minded, right-thinking, noble-minded, good, honest, decent, ethical, righteous, virtuous, worthy, idealistic
Derivatives
high-mindedly
- Some react high-mindedly - they express relief that ‘the oldest political party’ has regained its sanity, that the democratic process worked, that the election will be between two adults, etc.
- Even more high-mindedly, he claims: ‘Although I get paid a lot for the work I do, I don't do it for the money.’
- This would indicate that the filters, checks and balances that Big Media spoke so high-mindedly about when the Internet took off, offer no protection whatsoever.
high-mindedness
- But strip away the high-mindedness and you're still left with an honorable goal: do the right thing, and own up in public when you screw up.
- Costa-Gavras brings to his movie seriousness and high-mindedness, and elicits performances of intelligence and distinction from his cast.
- What cannot be disputed, however, is its high-mindedness, for which he must be seriously commended.
Synonyms
integrity, principle, honour, honourableness, morals, morality, uprightness, right-mindedness, noble-mindedness, decency, goodness, honesty, righteousness, rectitude, probity, virtue, nobility, scrupulousness, incorruptibility
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