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Broad-mindedness   /brɔd-mˈaɪndɪdnəs/   Listen
Broad-mindedness

noun
1.
An inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior.





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"Broad-mindedness" Quotes from Famous Books



... would be absurd and would destroy Christianity in its very foundation. The true Church of Christ has a right to claim the monopoly of Christianity. The Church which, through a so-called spirit of broad-mindedness, accepts the conflicting claims of the various dissident bodies, and is ready to merge its entity with other denominations, immediately, de facto, invalidates its claim to be "The Church of Christ." ...
— Catholic Problems in Western Canada • George Thomas Daly
... with a run, and he discovered that his friend regarded the annexation as a crime. He had never even spoken to him about these things, so convinced was he that they were of the same opinion: and now he found Olivier, of whose good faith and broad-mindedness he was certain, telling him, dispassionately, without anger and with profound sadness, that it was possible for a great people to renounce the thought of vengeance for such a crime, but quite impossible for them to ...
— Jean Christophe: In Paris - The Market-Place, Antoinette, The House • Romain Rolland


Words linked to "Broad-mindedness" :   narrow-mindedness, tolerance, broad-minded


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