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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fortitude \For"ti*tude\, noun [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) 2.0 [wn]:
fortitude
noun: strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
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