lofty ideas

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• lofty — loft|y [ˈlɔfti US ˈlo:] adj 1.) literary lofty mountains, buildings etc are very high and impressive ▪ He stayed at the ISH, from whose lofty heights he could see across New York. 2.) lofty ideas, beliefs, attitudes etc show high standards or… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• lofty — adjective 1 seeming to think you are better than other people: a lofty manner 2 lofty ideas, beliefs, attitudes etc are of an unusually high moral quality: lofty ideals of equality and social justice 3 literary lofty mountains, buildings etc are… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• lofty — [[t]lɒ̱fti, AM lɔ͟ːf [/t]] loftier, loftiest 1) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable. It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals... Amid the chaos, he had lofty aims. 2) ADJ… …   English dictionary

• noble ideas — superior and lofty ideas, brilliant idea, wise thoughts …   English contemporary dictionary

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• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

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• grand style — noun 1. : a literary style marked by a sustained and lofty dignity, sublimity, and eloquence (as often attributed to epic poets) 2. : an artistic style associated generally with 17th and early 18th century European works and characterized chiefly …   Useful english dictionary

• sublime — (adj.) 1580s, expressing lofty ideas in an elevated manner, from M.Fr. sublime, from L. sublimis uplifted, high, lofty, possibly originally sloping up to the lintel, from sub up to + limen lintel. The sublime the sublime part of anything is from… …   Etymology dictionary

• SHOHAM (Polakevich), MATTITYAHU MOSHE — (1893–1937), Hebrew poet and playwright. Born in Warsaw, and orphaned at an early age, Shoham was educated by his grandfather and uncle. He studied foreign languages and secular literature largely on his own. In 1930 he went to Palestine, but… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

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