Courage and Virtue

Courage

Courage noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.

Usage example: the moral courage to speak out against injustice when no one else will

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Virtue and courage are semantically related in bravery topic. In some cases you can use "Virtue" instead a noun "Courage".

Nearby Words: courageous, courageously

Virtue noun - Strength of mind to carry on in spite of danger.

Usage example: a military hero whose virtue inspired a nation

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Courage and virtue are semantically related in bravery topic. Sometimes you can use "Courage" instead a noun "Virtue".

Nearby Words: virtuous, virtually, virtuously, virtu

human	human courage	human virtue
high	high courage	high virtue
pure	pure courage	pure virtue
similar	similar courage	similar virtue
Other adjectives: true, sheer, actual, real, great, little, innate, personal, moral, greater, alleged.

Beyond the Beast and Beauty imagery, there's a moral about the superiority of self-control, gentleness, inner courage and virtue over brute force.

Source: Useful Notes / Tarot Cards
He notes that they have much potential, and he admires humans' capacity for love / friendship / loyalty / courage / persistence / whatever virtue it is the writers want to Aesop.

Source: Patrick Stewart Speech
Chivalry. A broad, somewhat loosely defined virtue roughly consisting of a combination of courage, duty, self-sacrifice and courteousness (which can be regarded as a brand of beauty).

Source: Analysis / Virtue/Vice Codification

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