noble purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofnobleandpurpose

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noble
adjective
uk
/ˈnəʊ.bəl/us
/ˈnoʊ.bəl/
moral in an honest, brave, and ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofnobleandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofnoble purpose

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We shall table amendments to try to achieve thatnoblepurpose.
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That is thenoblepurposewhich puts the nation's conscience to sleep.
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All that is well and good and no doubt is ofnoblepurpose.
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It is not as though this steady increase has achieved anoblepurpose.
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When wireless telegraphy was invented, almost its first use was for thenoblepurposeof saving life at sea.
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Can there be a morenoblepurposeon such a day?
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If the money was offered for thenoblepurposeof exposing a wrongdoing, it should not be condemned with the ignoble use of the word "bribery".
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That is anoblepurpose.
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They both see their actions as fulfilling a higher and morenoblepurpose.
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It is not enough under the rational basis test, however, for the government to simply announce some theoretical andnoblepurposebehind the statute.
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With the samenoblepurpose, to educate and civilize the people, he wrote many essays as well as booklets for children.
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An art gallery will be established for thenoblepurposeof encouraging and developing the art of the artists, especially beginners and child artists.
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For thisnoblepurposethey gave the building and the whole inventory of the school.
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It encompasses, usually, a refusal to be petty, a willingness to face danger, and actions for noble purposes.
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