The phrase "a noble act" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an action that is honorable, virtuous, or morally commendable.
Example: "Helping the homeless is truly a noble act that deserves recognition."
Alternatives: "a virtuous deed" or "an honorable action".
"They make the pardon sound like a noble act so that they can stop people from making their demands".
It'd be lovely to open my window and shout "Leave them alone!" as a noble act of solidarity.
Jihad is a noble act to defend and protect innocent people; it is not about killing innocent people.
"Giving without receiving is a noble act and there are examples of that in every faith," she said.
Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, which broke away from the Pakistani Taliban last year but reportedly re-joined in March, claimed responsibility for the bombing, calling it a "noble act".
He seemed the most vulnerable and accessible of men walking the mean streets of his time, but that was an act -- a noble act, but still an act.
Of course, it becomes par for the course after a while, but the sense of privilege they feel to be working with people who have made a last noble act seemed ever-present.
But unless people can at least conceive the idea that forgiveness can be a great and noble act, they won't understand the message delivered by a Nelson Mandela or a Gordon Wilson.(Picture credit: Wikimedia Commons) .
Where illusion is the law, the depiction of simple and stifled facts is a brave and noble act.
Many Salonicians were heavily insured with British Insurance Companies, who paid up the full amounts at once, much to the amazement of the inhabitants, who thought it a wonderful and noble act of generosity.
Empathy is not a giant and noble act.
