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noun
Elevated ideals or conduct; the quality of believing that ideals should be pursued.
synonyms: idealism, noble-mindedness.
is a specific kind of: grandeur, magnanimousness, nobility, nobleness.
derivation: dreamer, idealist | elevated, exalted, grand, high-flown, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime.
Dutch: idealisme
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