magnanimities
Acts of grace
Magnanimities is the plural of magnanimity—instances or acts of being magnanimous.
Magnanimity is generosity of spirit, especially toward rivals or those who have wronged you: His magnanimities toward former enemies surprised everyone.
The word suggests nobility and graciousness rather than mere tolerance, often implying the powerful choosing mercy over vengeance.
Giving up something precious
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- unselfishnessConcern for others' welfare
- devotionDeep, loyal commitment
service · consideration · empathy · humanitarianism · self-sacrifice · big-heartedness · warm-heartedness · kindheartedness
Official release from punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
- leniencyMildness in punishment
grace · forbearance · tolerance · compassion · reconciliation · amnesty · exoneration · reprieve
Moral elevation, principled integrity
- greatnessExceptional importance or eminence
- dignityInnate personal worth
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
loftiness · elevation · gallantry · chivalry · graciousness · courteousness · refinement · stateliness
Liberal bestowal of gifts
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
- bountyReward for capture
open-handedness · giving · donation · endowment · patronage · grants · gifts · bestowal
sacrifice
Giving up something precious
- self-denialRestraining one's own desires
- altruismPrioritizing others' wellbeing
- unselfishnessConcern for others' welfare
devotion · service · consideration · empathy · humanitarianism · self-sacrifice · big-heartedness · warm-heartedness · kindheartedness · charitableness
pardon
Official release from punishment
- clemencyMerciful treatment of offenders
- mercyCompassion toward offenders
- absolutionFormal clearing of guilt
leniency · grace · forbearance · tolerance · compassion · reconciliation · amnesty · exoneration · reprieve · understanding
high-mindedness
Moral elevation, principled integrity
- greatnessExceptional importance or eminence
- dignityInnate personal worth
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
virtue · loftiness · elevation · gallantry · chivalry · graciousness · courteousness · refinement · stateliness · eminence
largess
Liberal bestowal of gifts
- liberalityGenerous spirit or giving
- benefactionCharitable gift or deed
- munificenceLavish, princely generosity
bounty · open-handedness · giving · donation · endowment · patronage · grants · gifts · bestowal · abundance
magnanimitiespettiness
Focus on insignificant matters
spite · vindictiveness · grudges · meanness · spitefulness
magnanimitiessmall-mindedness
Limited, ungenerous perspective
pettiness · narrow-mindedness · littleness · baseness · smallness