[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

high-minded \high"-mind"ed\, a.
   1. proud; arrogant. obs.
      1913 webster

            be not high-minded, but fear.         --rom. xi. 20.
      1913 webster

   2. having, or characterized by, honorable pride; of or
      pertaining to elevated principles and feelings;
      magnanimous; -- opposed to mean.
      1913 webster

            high-minded, manly recognition of those truths. --a.
                                                  norton.
      1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

high-minded
     adj : of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
           style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of
           high-flown ideals"- oliver franks; "a noble and lofty
           concept" syn: exalted, high-flown, lofty, rarefied,
            rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
see also:
exalted high-flown lofty rarefied rarified idealistic 
noble-minded 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

84 moby thesaurus words for "high-minded":
   christian, big, bighearted, blameless, chivalrous, clean,
   creditable, decent, elevated, erect, estimable, ethical, exalted,
   fair, full of integrity, generous, good, great, great of heart,
   greathearted, handsome, heroic, high, high-flown, high-headed,
   high-nosed, high-principled, high-toned, highfalutin, highfaluting,
   highly respectable, honest, honorable, idealistic, immaculate,
   inviolate, irreproachable, just, knightly, largehearted,
   law-abiding, law-loving, law-revering, liberal, lofty, magnanimous,
   manly, moral, noble, noble-minded, openhanded, princely,
   principled, pure, reputable, respectable, right, right-minded,
   righteous, spotless, stainless, sterling, sublime, true-dealing,
   true-devoted, true-disposing, true-souled, true-spirited,
   truehearted, unblemished, uncorrupt, uncorrupted, undefiled,
   unimpeachable, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untarnished,
   upright, uprighteous, upstanding, virtuous, worthy, yeomanly

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