Bible Dictionaries
Magnanimity
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary
Greatness of soul; a disposition of mind exerted in contemning dangers and difficulties, in scorning temptations, and despising earthly pomp and splendour. Cu de offic. lec. 1: ch. 20; Grove's Moral Phil. p. 268, vol. 2:
See articles COURAGE, FORTITUDE, in this work; Steel's Christian Hero; Watts on Self- Murder.
Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of
BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Bibliography Information
Buck, Charles. Entry for 'Magnanimity'. Charles Buck Theological Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/cbd/m/magnanimity.html. 1802.