Definition of the word “courage”:
Mental or moral strength to venture, persevere, and withstand danger, fear, or difficulty.The ability to do something that frightens. Strength in the face of pain or grief.”He fought his illness with great courage”
What is the root of the word “courage”?
Middle English corage, from Anglo-French curage, from quer, coer heart, from Latin cor. The root of the word courage is cor – the Latin word for heart. In one of its earliest forms, the word courage had a very different definition than it does today. Courage originally meant “To speak one’s mind by telling all one’s heart.”
“Courage” in the Bible
“Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.” Joshua 1:9
