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- noun The characteristic of being
broad-minded .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior
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Examples
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We put on dresses and went, three non-Christian girls, feeling part of the global village, trekking into the heart of broad-mindedness and community.
Pamela Kripke: Mixing It Up in the Bible Belt Pamela Kripke 2012
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The biography Passage of a Picture Bride describes its real-life subject as having a positive outlook and broad-mindedness, unusual traits among Korean women of that time.
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The biography Passage of a Picture Bride describes its real-life subject as having a positive outlook and broad-mindedness, unusual traits among Korean women of that time.
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We put on dresses and went, three non-Christian girls, feeling part of the global village, trekking into the heart of broad-mindedness and community.
Pamela Kripke: Mixing It Up in the Bible Belt Pamela Kripke 2012
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Nor are we necessarily going to be open to all the positions and, uh, broad-mindedness of porn stars although I'm guessing few of us would turn away, say, a Brad Pitt-George Clooney threesome; I sure wouldn't.
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We put on dresses and went, three non-Christian girls, feeling part of the global village, trekking into the heart of broad-mindedness and community.
Pamela Kripke: Mixing It Up in the Bible Belt Pamela Kripke 2012
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Through personal example, she has taught young Ethiopians the values of honesty, courage, integrity, intelligence, fair -, open - and broad-mindedness and an unshakeable faith in the future of democracy in Ethiopia.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia: Happy Mother's Day Birtukan! 2010
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It's not difficult to discern the truth in this statement: The protagonist of the Judge Dee Mysteries exhibits many of the author's own qualities: intellectual curiosity, broad-mindedness and a love of traditional culture and etiquette.
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The consequences of this are all too clear to see: rising levels of bigotry within and across faiths, judgmental attitudes leaving no room for generous, fuzzy broad-mindedness, and an obsessive interest in sexual behaviour expressed especially in rampant homophobia.
Liberals must stand together Ian Bradley 2010
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That is the road of tolerance, good will, broad-mindedness, patience and understanding.
Alemayehu G. Mariam: Ethiopia at the Crossroads of History 2010
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