courage
IPA: kˈɝʌdʒ
noun
- The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
- The ability to overcome one's fear, do or live things which one finds frightening.
- The ability to maintain one's will or intent despite either the experience of fear, frailty, or frustration; or the occurrence of adversity, difficulty, defeat or reversal. Moral fortitude.
verb
- (obsolete) To encourage.
- 1530, William Tyndale, An Answer unto Sir Thomas More's Dialogue:
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Examples of "courage" in Sentences
- The bald eagle embodied courage.
- The man's courage was indomitable.
- He is the bearer of the Crest of Courage.
- The Baigas are courageous woodsman and hunters.
- Rationalism is based on the individual's courage.
- 4The courage of New England was the courage of Conscience.
- As a people, they are stolid, sensible, loyal and courageous.
- 6123The courage of New England was the courage of Conscience.
- He was brave and courageous but acted on the spur of the moment.
- But this is a rejection of the courageous spirit of Bishop Finnemann.
- QUOTATION: The courage of New England was the courage of Conscience.
- Bravo to the nominator for boldness, courage, and devotion to the truth.
- Noone is disputing the courage, the valor or the courage of the Indians here.
- It is interesting that the word courage comes from the Latin root cor, meaning “heart.”
- "We sometimes use the term courage rather casually," said Michael Martin, LSU Chancellor.
- As to moral courage, I have very rarely met with _the two o'clock in the morning courage_.
- Two years later, she added her white lab coat, stethoscope, and gold caduceus with the word courage carved in it.
- 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.
- "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_."