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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Fortitude \For"ti*tude\, n. [L. fortitudo, fr fortis strong. See {Fort}.] 1. Power to resist attack; strength; firmness. [Obs.] The fortitude of the place is best known to you --Shak. 2. That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble. Extolling patience as the truest fortitude. --Milton. Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues. --Locke. Syn: Courage; resolution; resoluteness; endurance; bravery. See {Courage}, and {Heroism}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: fortitude n : strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
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