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51disinterested malevolence — An epigrammatic phrase coined by Mr. Justice Holmes which is supposed to mean that the genesis which will make a lawful act unlawful must be a malicious one unmixed with any other and exclusively directed to injury and damage of another.… …
52disinterested witness — A witness who is not biased by reason of any interest in the action …
53disinterestedly — disinterested ► ADJECTIVE 1) not influenced by considerations of personal advantage; impartial. 2) having or feeling no interest. DERIVATIVES disinterestedly adverb disinterestedness noun. USAGE There is a difference between disinterested and… …
54disinterestedness — disinterested ► ADJECTIVE 1) not influenced by considerations of personal advantage; impartial. 2) having or feeling no interest. DERIVATIVES disinterestedly adverb disinterestedness noun. USAGE There is a difference between disinterested and… …
55altruism — Disinterested concern for the welfare of another, as an end in itself. Questions include the reality of altruism (see egoism ), and its value. While altruism is frequently thought to be a cornerstone of Christian ethics, as a category it is… …
56uninterested — , disinterested The first means not caring; the second means neutral …
57ALTRUISM — disinterested interest in the welfare of others. A SECULAR term coined by Auguste COMTE which approximates the CHRISTIAN VIRTUE of AGAPÉ …
58Benevolent Empire — The Benevolent Empire was part of a 19th century religious movement in the United States called the Second Great Awakening. Various protestant denominations developed missionary organizations in order to Christianize citizens of the United States …
59aesthetics — /es thet iks/ or, esp. Brit., /ees /, n. (used with a sing. v.) 1. the branch of philosophy dealing with such notions as the beautiful, the ugly, the sublime, the comic, etc., as applicable to the fine arts, with a view to establishing the… …
60dis|in´ter|est´ed|ness — dis|in|ter|est|ed «dihs IHN tuhr uhs tihd, trihs ; tuh REHS », adjective. 1. free from selfish motives; impartial; fair: »An umpire makes disinterested decisions. Never have statesmen needed so much the disinterested wisdom which a philosophic… …
