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Definition of Courage

1. Noun. A quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear.

Definition of Courage

1. n. The heart; spirit; temper; disposition.

2. v. t. To inspire with courage.

Definition of Courage

1. Noun. The quality of a confident character not to be afraid or intimidated easily but without being incautious or inconsiderate. ¹

2. Noun. The ability to do things which one finds frightening. ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete) To encourage. (defdate 15th-17th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Courage

1. the quality that enables one to face danger fearlessly; spirit [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Courage

Literary usage of Courage

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Nicomachean Ethics of Aristotle by Aristotle (1897)
"To the courageous man courage is noble ; hence nobleness is the end or object ... Fool- hardiness is a species of imposture, as affecting an unreal courage. ..."

2. Bushido, the Soul of Japan: An Exposition of Japanese Thought by Inazō Nitobe (1905)
"In his Analects Confucius defines courage by explaining, as is often his wont, ... Put this epigram into a positive statement, and it runs, "courage is ..."

3. Thucydides Translated Into English by Benjamin Jowett, Thucydides (1881)
"Be of good courage, II. 7> 4' then, and let every one of you, pilot or sailor, do his own duty and maintain the post assigned to him. ..."

4. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"The fingle quality of courage is wonderfully ... feem wholly made up of courage, differ from one " another as to the particular kinds of courage, ..."

5. Peru by William Hickling Prescott (1900)
"courage, indeed, was a cheap quality among the Spanish adventurers, for danger was their ... But he possessed something higher than mere animal courage, ..."

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