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nobility [nәu'biliti]

n. 贵族, 高尚, 贵族阶级

nobility

[ noun ]

a privileged class holding hereditary titles

<noun.group>

the quality of elevation of mind and exaltation of character or ideals or conduct

<noun.attribute>

the state of being of noble birth

<noun.state>

Nobility \No*bil"i*ty\, n. [L. nobilitas: cf. OF. nobilit['e].
See {Noble}.]
1. The quality or state of being noble; superiority of mind
or of character; commanding excellence; eminence.

Though she hated Amphialus, yet the nobility of her
courage prevailed over it. --Sir P.
Sidney.

They thought it great their sovereign to control,
And named their pride nobility of soul. --Dryden.

2. The state of being of high rank or noble birth; patrician
dignity; antiquity of family; distinction by rank,
station, or title, whether inherited or conferred.

I fell on the same argument of preferring virtue to
nobility of blood and titles, in the story of
Sigismunda. --Dryden.

3. Those who are noble; the collective body of nobles or
titled persons in a state; the aristocratic and patrician
class; the peerage; as, the English nobility.

About 35 people, mostly Americans, have applied to become Serbian nobility.
Officials of the Knights of Malta cast secret ballots Friday for a new leader to carry on the Roman Catholic order's 900-year-old tradition of chivalry, charity and nobility.
Of Armenian ancestry, they were born in Iran but educated in Russia until the revolution, when they fled along with much of the Russian nobility to France.
Smirnoff was rescued by the White Army _ which represented the nobility and others opposing the revolution _ and made his way to France.
The film shows not just the tragedy of war, but the problems of pacifism, the nobility of patriotism, as well as the love of peace.
Tabloids, meanwhile, have warned Miss Kawashima to be wary of members of the old nobility, who reportedly have made life in the palace difficult for Empress Michiko.
His flamelike lines, brightly lighted figures and elongated, distorted forms depicting religious ecstasy and ascetic nobility have been brought to his hometown on Crete for the first time ever. They are on display at the Basilica of St. Mark.
He carries the title "Sir" because he is a baronet, a holder of a hereditary title in British nobility.
The Scots nobility is represented by embarrassed-looking men in grey suits who stand fixedly displaying true British stoicism until moving off, as if by numbers.
And by the way, neither the Serbian rulers of the 19th century, nor the Yugoslav kings after 1918, granted any titles of nobility.
In the past dedicated teachers tried to open the eyes of those who had little or no awareness of the nobility of literature.
The woman, Michiko Shoda, was the daughter of one of the nation's wealthiest businessmen, but their marriage in 1959 sent shock waves through Japan's former nobility.
Traditionally, the lord gave his people protection in return for services, and throughout the Middle Ages, the English nobility based its power on the ownership of land through the manor.
Organizers said several people of European and Arab nobility signed up for the weekend, but most of those at the party seemed to be involved in business with China.
The chamberlains, themselves often descended from nobility or illustrious families, are known to oppose innovation, even by younger chamberlains, as many see themselves as the protectors of tradition.
The hacked-off arm and hand in one drawing retains its expressive power, its nobility, though it has become a "thing," long separated from its human origins. Similarly, the painting's pathetic survivors appear in all their failed grandeur.
As Poland plunges toward capitalism, it is welcoming back the exiled nobility and, in other ways, resurrecting the social fabric of a prouder past.
What is especially grateful to watch is the purity and unforced nobility of his manner.
Descendants of prewar nobility or daughters of leading industrialists are preferred in prospective princesses, though these qualifications are not ironclad.

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