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noun

Courage n.

1.

The heart; spirit; temper; disposition. (Obs.) "So priketh hem nature in here corages." "My lord, cheer up your spirits; our foes are nigh, and this soft courage makes your followers faint."

2.

Heart; inclination; desire; will. (Obs.) "I'd such a courage to do him good."

3.

That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution. "The king-becoming graces... Devotion, patience, courage, fortitude, I have no relish of them." "Courage that grows from constitution often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it."

Synonyms: Heroism; bravery; intrepidity; valor; gallantry; daring; firmness; hardihood; boldness; dauntlessness; resolution. See Heroism. Courage, Bravery, Fortitude, Intrepidity, Gallantry, Valor. Courage is that firmness of spirit and swell of soul which meets danger without fear. Bravery is daring and impetuous courage, like that of one who has the reward continually in view, and displays his courage in daring acts. Fortitude has often been styled "passive courage," and consist in the habit of encountering danger and enduring pain with a steadfast and unbroken spirit. Valor is courage exhibited in war, and can not be applied to single combats; it is never used figuratively. Intrepidity is firm, unshaken courage. Gallantry is adventurous courage, which courts danger with a high and cheerful spirit. A man may show courage, fortitude, or intrepidity in the common pursuits of life, as well as in war. Valor, bravery, and gallantry are displayed in the contest of arms. Valor belongs only to battle; bravery may be shown in single combat; gallantry may be manifested either in attack or defense; but in the latter case, the defense is usually turned into an attack.

verb

Courage v. t. To inspire with courage; to encourage. (Obs.) "Paul writeth unto Timothy... to courage him."

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"Courage" Quotes from Famous Books

... things in her heart that Joseph had never dreamed of. That is what is wanted now, and in the future. The man and the woman walking side by side. He, a little ahead mebby, to keep off dangers by his greater strength and courage. She, a carryin' the infant Christ of love, bearin' the baby Peace in her bosom, carrying it into safety from them ...

— Sweet Cicely - Or Josiah Allen as a Politician • Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)

... everywhere, Alcibiades, returning from banishment, and taking the command, produced a great change, and made the Athenians again a match for their opponents by sea; and the Lacedaemonians, in great alarm at this, and calling up fresh courage and zeal for the conflict, feeling the want of an able commander and of a powerful armament, sent out Lysander to be admiral of the seas. Being at Ephesus, and finding the city well affected towards him, and favorable to the Lacedaemonian party, but in ...

— Plutarch's Lives • A.H. Clough

... not been easy, this second uprooting. Carrie, especially, had had her own reasons for making it difficult. And Phoebe had never yet had the courage to tell her the truth. She had spoken vaguely of 'business' obliging them to take a journey to England—had asked the child to trust her—and taken refuge in tears and depression from Carrie's objections. ...

— Fenwick's Career • Mrs. Humphry Ward

... our canoe of shining metal, you found courage to leave the reeds wherein you hid to come ...

— In Search of the Okapi - A Story of Adventure in Central Africa • Ernest Glanville

... readers of the Lucky Series know that none of the books are namby-pamby—there is in all of them the true strain of things worthwhile. Honor, faith and courage hold their rightful place. ...

— Ted Marsh on an Important Mission • Elmer Sherwood

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