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US
/ˌɫɪˌbɝˈæɫəˌti/
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[ UK /lˌɪbəɹˈælɪti/ ]
[ UK /lˌɪbəɹˈælɪti/ ]
NOUN
- an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
- the trait of being generous in behavior and temperament
How To Use liberality In A Sentence
- It is true: but liberality baulkes, and feares covetousnesse and niggardize, more a great deale then prodigallity; so does zeale lukewarmnes and coldnesse, more then too much heate and forwardnesse; the defect is more opposite and dangerous to some vertues, then the excesse. A Coal From The Altar, To Kindle The Holy Fire of Zeale In a Sermon Preached at a Generall Visitation at Ipswich
- And as the Roman Consuls held this to be the principal praise of their glory, they had this title curiously sculptured in marble on the Quirinal and in the forum of Trajan --- "Most powerful gift in a Prince is liberality [12]. History of the Incas
- We've heard of your liberality with magistrates and the like, so we thought to come and see for ourselves.
- Such was the heroicall liberality, and exceeding great clemencie of those most honourable The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation
- A nation, he argues, can move toward democracy and, at the same time, diminish liberality generally and human rights particularly.
- He has written eloquently on American liberality and the excitement of American life.
- When such illiberality is made public (by myself or anyone else who wishes to post), I for one would appreciate a response that clearly deals with the issue under discussion and NOT the character of the person making the remarks. Concerning Criticism
- “We have no doubt his liberality is well represented by his surviving partner,” said the gentleman, presenting his credentials. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens, Stave 1 Marley’s Ghost | Solar Flare: Science Fiction News
- Liberality, righteous conduct, rendering assistance to relatives, and performance of blameless deeds - this is the highest blessing.
- To grasp the full originality, liberality, and great good sense of Clare's rule, though, we must compare it to those it replaced. RIDDLE ME THIS