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Definition of Ennobling

Ennobling

  1. of Ennoble
Even philosophers will praise war as ennobling mankind, forgetting the Greek who said: 'War is bad in that it begets more evil than it kills.'
Immanuel Kant

Advertising ministers to the spiritual side of trade. It is great power that has been entrusted to your keeping which charges you with the high responsibility of inspiring and ennobling the commercial world. It is all part of the greater work of the regeneration and redemption of mankind.
Calvin Coolidge

It's often difficult for us to act compassionately, but sacred art eases the difficulty by ennobling us.
Huston Smith

In itself and in its consequences the life of leisure is beautiful and ennobling in all civilised men's eyes.
Thorstein Veblen

Suffering isn't ennobling, recovery is.
Christiaan Barnard

Ennobling Translations

ennobling in French is ennoblissant, anoblissant
ennobling in German is veredelnd, adelnd

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