Emily Dickinson Lexicon

COUR'AGE, n. [kur'rage; Fr. from cœur, L. cor, the heart; Arm. couraich; Sp. corage; Port. coragem; It. coraggio.]

Bravery; intrepidity; that quality of mind which enables men to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear or depression of spirits; valor; boldness; resolution. It is a constituent part of fortitude; but fortitude implies patience to bear continued suffering. Courage that grows from constitution, often forsakes a man when he has occasion for it; courage which arises from a sense of duty, acts in a uniform manner. – Addison. Be strong, and of good courage. – Deut xxxi.