- ideal, idealistic - of or relating to the philosophical doctrine of the reality of ideas
- exalted, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded - of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"
Antonym: ignoble (indirect, via noble)