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Nobly

NO'BLY, adv. 1. Of noble extraction; descended from a family of rank; as nobly born or descended. 2. With greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as a deed nobly done. He nobly preferred death to disg...

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NO'BLY, adv.

1. Of noble extraction; descended from a family of rank; as nobly born or descended.

2. With greatness of soul; heroically; with magnanimity; as a deed nobly done. He nobly preferred death to disgrace.

3. Splendidly; magnificently. He was nobly entertained.

Where could an emperor's ashes have been so nobly lodged as in the midst of his metropolis and on the top of so exalted a monument?

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