"megalopsychos" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: megalopsychoi [plural]
Etymology: From the Ancient Greek μεγᾰλόψῡχος (megalópsūkhos, “great-souled man”, “magnanimous one”), from μεγᾰς (megas, “great”) + ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “mind”, “spirit”, “soul”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|μεγαλόψυχος|μεγᾰλόψῡχος|great-souled man”, “magnanimous one}} Ancient Greek μεγᾰλόψῡχος (megalópsūkhos, “great-souled man”, “magnanimous one”), {{m|grc|μέγας|μεγᾰς|great}} μεγᾰς (megas, “great”), {{m|grc|ψυχή|ψῡχή|mind”, “spirit”, “soul}} ψῡχή (psūkhḗ, “mind”, “spirit”, “soul”) Head templates: {{en-noun|megalopsychoi}} megalopsychos (plural megalopsychoi)
  1. (in Aristotelian philosophy) Aristotle’s “great-souled man”: an aristocratic paragon who embodies the virtues to an exceptional degree (a figure described chiefly in Aristotle’s Eudemian and Nicomachean Ethics). Categories (topical): Philosophy Synonyms: megalopsuchos, megalopsukhos, megalopsychus, megalopsykhos Related terms: megalopsychia, megalopsychy Coordinate_terms (figure in Aristotelian philosophy): knight of faith (english: equivalent in Kierkegaardian philosophy), übermensch (english: equivalent in Nietzschean philosophy)

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