moral fortitude
1fortitude — n. 1) to demonstrate, display, show fortitude 2) (humorous) intestinal fortitude ( great courage ) 3) moral fortitude 4) the fortitude to + inf. (they had enough fortitude to finish the job) * * * [ fɔːtɪtjuːd] display show fortitude moral… …
2Fortitude — • One of the gifts from the Holy Ghost is a supernatural virtue Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fortitude Fortitude † …
3Moral character — or character is an evaluation of a particular individual s durable moral qualities. The concept of character can imply a variety of attributes including the existence or lack of virtues such as integrity, courage, fortitude, honesty, and loyalty …
4fortitude — Synonyms and related words: acceptance, backbone, boldness, bottom, bravery, bulldog courage, cardinal virtues, charity, constancy, courage, courageousness, dauntlessness, decisiveness, determination, endurance, energy, faith, fearlessness,… …
5moral fibre — ▶ noun STRENGTH OF CHARACTER, fibre, fortitude, resolve, backbone, spine, mettle, firmness of purpose. * * * moral fibre UK US noun [uncountable] someone’s ability to do what is morally correct in a particular situation lack moral fibre: The poet …
6fortitude — n patience, endurance, sufferance; tolerance, forbearance, long suffering, longanimity; strength, moral strength, trepidity, courage, backbone; heart, grit, mettle, nerve, Sl. guts, Inf. intestinal fortitude; tenacity, pertinacity, perseverance,… …
7fortitude — noun Syn: courage, bravery, endurance, resilience, mettle, moral fiber, strength of mind, strength of character, strong mindedness, backbone, spirit, grit, true grit, doughtiness, steadfastness; informal guts See note at courage Ant …
8fortitude — /ˈfɔtətjud/ (say fawtuhtyoohd), / tʃud/ (say choohd) noun patient courage under affliction, privation, or temptation; moral strength or endurance. {Latin fortitūdo} …
9The Nature of Truth — infobox Book | name = The Nature of Truth orig title = translator = author = Sergio Troncoso cover artist = country = United States language = English series = genre = Philosophical novel publisher = Northwestern University Press release date =… …
10Trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus — The trial and conviction of Alfred Dreyfus was the event that instigated the Dreyfus Affair, a political scandal which divided France during the 1890s and early 1900s. It involved the wrongful conviction of Dreyfus, a Jewish military officer, for …
