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courage

cour.age \'k*r-ij, 'k*-rij\ n [ME corage, fr. OF, fr. cuer heart, fr. L cor 
   - more at ]HEART : mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and 
   withstand danger, fe ar, or difficultyRAGE implies firmness of mind and 
   will in the face of danger or extreme difficulty; METTLE suggests an 
   ingrained capacity for meeting strain or difficulty with fortitude and 
   resilience; SPIRIT also suggests a quality of temperament enabling one to 
   hold one's own or keep up one's morale when opposed or threatened; 
   RESOLUTION stresses firm determination to achieve one's ends; TENACITY adds 
   to RESOLUTION implications of stubborn persistence and unwillingness to 
   admit defeat SYN syn METTLE, SPIRIT, RESOLUTION, TENACITY: COU