Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The state or quality of mind or spirit that enables one to face danger, fear, or vicissitudes with self-possession, confidence, and resolution; bravery.
from The Century Dictionary.
- To animate; encourage; cheer.
- noun Heart; mind; thought; feeling; inclination; desire.
- noun State or frame of mind; disposition; condition.
- noun That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression of spirits; valor; boldness; bravery; spirit; daring; resolution: formerly occasionally used in the plural.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb obsolete To inspire with courage; to encourage.
- noun obsolete The heart; spirit; temper; disposition.
- noun obsolete Heart; inclination; desire; will.
- noun That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The quality of a
confident character not to beafraid orintimidated easily but without beingincautious orinconsiderate . - noun The ability to do things which one finds frightening.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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QUOTATION: The courage of New England was the courage of Conscience.
Quotations 1919
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As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with _the two o'clock in the morning courage_.
Pearls of Thought Maturin Murray Ballou 1857
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"Good riding will last through age, sickness, and decrepitude, but bad riding will last only as long as youth, health, and strength supply courage; _for good riding is an affair of skill, but bad riding is an affair of courage_."
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Courage, courage of conviction and faith in the notion that ´truth is courage´ are all practical ideas for problem solving and resolution of diversified conflicts in the world.
American Chronicle 2008
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6123The courage of New England was the courage of Conscience.
Quotations 1919
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4The courage of New England was the courage of Conscience.
Quotations 1919
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It is interesting that the word courage comes from the Latin root cor, meaning “heart.”
The Chemistry of Calm M.D. Henry Emmons 2010
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Two years later, she added her white lab coat, stethoscope, and gold caduceus with the word courage carved in it.
The Seattle Times 2011
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"We sometimes use the term courage rather casually," said Michael Martin, LSU Chancellor.
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"We sometimes use the term courage rather casually," said Michael Martin, LSU Chancellor.
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Citation (as verb) on discourage.
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