Definitions
Courage and strength of mind during difficulty.
Word origin
From Middle English fortitude, from Old French, from Latin fortitūdō (“bravery, strength”), from fortis (“brave, strong”).
Used in a sentence
“I am able now (me thinkes) / (Out of a Fortitude of Soule, I feele) / To endure more Miſeries, […]”
“I shall soon have need for all my fortitude, as I am on the point of separation from my own daughter.”
“She [the ship] may be saved by your efforts, by your resource and fortitude bearing up against the heavy weight of guilt and failure.”
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