Meaning of gentle-heartedness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Kindness and compassion.
   uncountable
2. Meekness, mildness.
   uncountable
3. Refinement; high-born graciousness.
   archaic, uncountable

Examples

“There was a halo about everything that Uncle John did, the radiance that goes with great kindness, the jovial gentle-heartedness of a humane man.”

“Gentle-heartedness follows from humble-heartedness. When I know my proper place, and am therefore free to appreciate and affirm the invaluable goodness of my neighbor, I can afford to be gentle.”

“And she was deserving of this love, because of her graciousness, her refinement, her gentle-heartedness and her piety.”

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