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Definition of liberality in English: liberalitynoun lɪbəˈralɪtiˌlɪbəˈrælədi mass noun1The quality of giving or spending freely. 慷慨大方;大手大脚 noblemen were expected to live with a certain liberality and panache Example sentencesExamples - This in part explains the extraordinary liberality of parole decisions between 1942 and 1945.
- Some may even discover that they have the spiritual gift of liberality because they are able to give generously to advance the Lord's work.
- Let a man overcome anger by love, evil by good, greed by liberality, the lie by truth.
- We've heard of your liberality with magistrates and the like, so we thought to come and see for ourselves.
- Progressive causes are infused with legitimacy by the power of popular movements, not by the liberality or graciousness of leaders.
- The judge was a member of the Romilly family, a byword for liberality and compassionate public service, active in penal reform and similar good causes.
Synonyms friendliness, affability, amiability, geniality, cordiality, kindliness, kindness, sympathy, understanding, affection, warm-heartedness, good-naturedness, love, tenderness, fondness 2The quality of being open to new ideas and free from prejudice. 思想开放 liberality towards bisexuality 对双性恋所持的开明态度。 Example sentencesExamples - The basic premise of liberality is tolerance, open-mindedness, and diversity.
- London's character, its liberality, religious tolerance and diversity, is the very thing that makes it vulnerable.
- The article observes that Dutch politicians and media have for years tried to conceal such ominous developments under the cover of political correctness and a society committed to tolerance and liberality.
- I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
- There are degrees of liberality among Islamic states.
- The charm of the various Scandinavian civilizations is that they assume everyone else is striving for the same open liberality.
- Would such liberality be shown towards the unmarried?
- Active in the life of the city, this person exercises courage, moderation, liberality, and justice in the public arena.
- A nation, he argues, can move toward democracy and, at the same time, diminish liberality generally and human rights particularly.
- The truth is that we are not as contemporary a society as we would like to believe - if a contemporary society is one that cherishes liberality of public discourse and guarantees the right to dissent.
- He has written eloquently on American liberality and the excitement of American life.
- Thus his apparent liberality on this question rested on pragmatic considerations rather than on principle.
- People began to blame the liberality of the 1990 law for the onslaught of foreign missionaries.
- The teacher went on to explain that liberality and tolerance did not just mean liberality and tolerance of liberal minorities, but tolerance of Christianity.
- Since then, the country's famously relaxed drug laws have attracted droves of weed lovers from across the globe and earned the country a sometimes controversial reputation for unparalleled liberality.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French liberalite, or from Latin liberalitas, from liberalis (see liberal). Definition of liberality in US English: liberalitynounˌlibəˈralədēˌlɪbəˈrælədi 1The quality of giving or spending freely. 慷慨大方;大手大脚 Example sentencesExamples - Some may even discover that they have the spiritual gift of liberality because they are able to give generously to advance the Lord's work.
- Progressive causes are infused with legitimacy by the power of popular movements, not by the liberality or graciousness of leaders.
- The judge was a member of the Romilly family, a byword for liberality and compassionate public service, active in penal reform and similar good causes.
- This in part explains the extraordinary liberality of parole decisions between 1942 and 1945.
- Let a man overcome anger by love, evil by good, greed by liberality, the lie by truth.
- We've heard of your liberality with magistrates and the like, so we thought to come and see for ourselves.
Synonyms friendliness, affability, amiability, geniality, cordiality, kindliness, kindness, sympathy, understanding, affection, warm-heartedness, good-naturedness, love, tenderness, fondness 2The quality of being open to new ideas and free from prejudice. 思想开放 liberality toward bisexuality 对双性恋所持的开明态度。 Example sentencesExamples - Thus his apparent liberality on this question rested on pragmatic considerations rather than on principle.
- The charm of the various Scandinavian civilizations is that they assume everyone else is striving for the same open liberality.
- I hope ever to see America among the foremost nations of justice and liberality.
- London's character, its liberality, religious tolerance and diversity, is the very thing that makes it vulnerable.
- The basic premise of liberality is tolerance, open-mindedness, and diversity.
- A nation, he argues, can move toward democracy and, at the same time, diminish liberality generally and human rights particularly.
- The article observes that Dutch politicians and media have for years tried to conceal such ominous developments under the cover of political correctness and a society committed to tolerance and liberality.
- Active in the life of the city, this person exercises courage, moderation, liberality, and justice in the public arena.
- Would such liberality be shown towards the unmarried?
- Since then, the country's famously relaxed drug laws have attracted droves of weed lovers from across the globe and earned the country a sometimes controversial reputation for unparalleled liberality.
- The truth is that we are not as contemporary a society as we would like to believe - if a contemporary society is one that cherishes liberality of public discourse and guarantees the right to dissent.
- The teacher went on to explain that liberality and tolerance did not just mean liberality and tolerance of liberal minorities, but tolerance of Christianity.
- There are degrees of liberality among Islamic states.
- He has written eloquently on American liberality and the excitement of American life.
- People began to blame the liberality of the 1990 law for the onslaught of foreign missionaries.
OriginMiddle English: from Old French liberalite, or from Latin liberalitas, from liberalis (see liberal). |