magnanimity

Etymology

From Middle French magnanimité, from Old French [Term?], from Latin magnanimitās.

noun

1. The quality of being magnanimous; greatness of mind; elevation or dignity of soul.
   The duke had not taken advantage of this, but Bonaparte had later rewarded his magnanimity by having him put to death. 2005 [1868–9], Anthony Briggs, transl., War and Peace, Penguin Classics, translation of Война́ и миръ by Leo Tolstoy, Volume I, Part 1, Chapter 4, page 15
2. That quality or combination of qualities, in character, which enables one to encounter danger and trouble with tranquility and firmness, to disdain injustice, meanness and revenge, and to act and sacrifice for noble objectives.