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

magnanimous \magnan"imous\, a.l. magnanimus; magnus great +
   animus mind. see magnate, and animus.
   1. great of mind; elevated in soul or in sentiment; raised
      above what is low, mean, or ungenerous; of lofty and
      courageous spirit; as, a magnanimous character; a
      magnanimous conqueror.
      1913 webster

            be magnanimous in the enterprise.     --shak.
      1913 webster

            to give a kingdom hath been thought
            greater and nobler done, and to lay down
            far more magnanimous than to assume.  --milton.
      1913 webster

   2. dictated by or exhibiting nobleness of soul; honorable;
      noble; not selfish.
      1913 webster

            both strived for death; magnanimous debate.
                                                  --stirling.
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            there is an indissoluble union between a magnanimous
            policy and the solid rewards of public prosperity
            and felicity.                         --washington.
      1913 webster
see also:
magnate animus 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

magnanimous
     adj 1: noble and generous in spirit; "a greathearted general"; "a
            magnanimous conqueror" syn: greathearted
     2: generous and understanding and tolerant; "a heart big enough
        to hold no grudges"; "that's very big of you to be so
        forgiving"; "a large and generous spirit"; "a large
        heart"; "magnanimous toward his enemies" syn: big, large
see also:
greathearted big large 

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

77 moby thesaurus words for "magnanimous":
   altruistic, august, benevolent, big, bighearted, bounteous,
   bountiful, charitable, chivalrous, conciliatory, considerate,
   distinguished, elevated, eminent, exalted, famous, forbearant,
   forbearing, forgiving, free, freehanded, freehearted, generous,
   giving, glorious, godlike, gracious, great, great of heart,
   greathearted, handsome, heroic, high, high-minded, hospitable,
   idealistic, indulgent, kind, knightly, large, largehearted, lauded,
   lavish, lenient, liberal, lofty, long-suffering, longanimous,
   magnificent, majestic, munificent, noble, noble-minded, open,
   openhanded, openhearted, patient, placable, princely, profuse,
   prominent, renowned, soaring, sparing, stintless, sublime, superb,
   tolerant, tolerating, towering, ungrudging, unresentful,
   unrevengeful, unselfish, unsparing, unstinted, unstinting

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