Definition of liberal

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Liberal (a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic.

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Illiberal :: Illiberal (a.) Indicating a lack of breeding, culture, and the like; ignoble; rude; narrow-minded; disingenuous..
Conservative :: Conservative (a.) Of or pertaining to a political party which favors the conservation of existing institutions and forms of government, as the Conservative party in England; -- contradistinguished from Liberal and Radical..
Prodigalize :: Prodigalize (v. i.) To act as a prodigal; to spend liberally.
Bountiful :: Bountiful (a.) Free in giving; liberal in bestowing gifts and favors.
Open-handed :: Open-handed (a.) Generous; liberal; munificent.
Franchise :: Franchise (a.) Magnanimity; generosity; liberality; frankness; nobility.
Contracted :: Contracted (a.) Narrow; illiberal; selfish; as, a contracted mind; contracted views..
Liberality :: Liberality (n.) The quality or state of being liberal; liberal disposition or practice; freedom from narrowness or prejudice; generosity; candor; charity.
Narrow :: Narrow (v. t.) To contract the reach or sphere of; to make less liberal or more selfish; to limit; to confine; to restrict; as, to narrow one's views or knowledge; to narrow a question in discussion..
Liberalities :: Liberalities (pl. ) of Liberalit.
Tory :: Tory (n.) A member of the conservative party, as opposed to the progressive party which was formerly called the Whig, and is now called the Liberal, party; an earnest supporter of exsisting royal and ecclesiastical authority..
Indistinguishing :: Indistinguishing (a.) Making no difference; indiscriminative; impartial; as, indistinguishing liberalities..
Ultra- :: Ultra- (a.) A prefix from the Latin ultra beyond (see Ulterior), having in composition the signification beyond, on the other side, chiefly when joined with words expressing relations of place; as, ultramarine, ultramontane, ultramundane, ultratropical, etc. In other relations it has the sense of excessively, exceedingly, beyond what is common, natural, right, or proper; as, ultraconservative; ultrademocratic, ultradespotic, ultraliberal, ultraradical, etc..
Liberality :: Liberality (n.) A gift; a gratuity; -- sometimes in the plural; as, a prudent man is not impoverished by his liberalities..
Shower :: Shower (v. t.) To bestow liberally; to destribute or scatter in /undance; to rain.
Latitudinarian :: Latitudinarian (n.) A member of the Church of England, in the time of Charles II., who adopted more liberal notions in respect to the authority, government, and doctrines of the church than generally prevailed..
Liberalistic :: Liberalistic (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, liberalism; as, liberalistic opinions..
Illiberalize :: Illiberalize (v. t.) To make illiberal.
Liberalist :: Liberalist (n.) A liberal.
Bounty :: Bounty (n.) That which is given generously or liberally.
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