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fortitude

ˈfɔrtɪˌtud
WordNet
Top picture: triumphal chariot with a personification of Fortitude, drawn by a dragon. Bottom picture: triumphal chariot with an army leader (Mars?) And Cupid on it, drawn by two people. These prints are part of a series of prints of triumphal chariots, mirrored copies after details of illustrations from a book about the festivities (including a tournament) in the Ducal Palace in Nancy on February 14, 1627.
Top picture: triumphal chariot with a personification of Fortitude, drawn by a dragon. Bottom picture: triumphal chariot with an army leader (Mars?) And Cupid on it, drawn by two people. These prints are part of a series of prints of triumphal chariots, mirrored copies after details of illustrations from a book about the festivities (including a tournament) in the Ducal Palace in Nancy on February 14, 1627.
  1. (n) fortitude
    strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage
Illustrations
Medallion or plaque depicting a woman standing next to a column (Fortitude) and an anchor (Hope), c. 1784-1792. The freedom hat rests on the shield. On either side the Dutch lion and a keeshond. With edge lettering.
Medallion or plaque depicting a woman standing next to a column (Fortitude) and an anchor (Hope), c. 1784-1792. The freedom hat rests on the shield. On either side the Dutch lion and a keeshond. With edge lettering.
Silver medal. Obverse: chestpiece male within legend. Reverse: Fortitude with lance and command staff, kicking on pile of French weaponry; next to that a child with a coat of arms inside the inscription, above the inscription; handwriting
Silver medal. Obverse: chestpiece male within legend. Reverse: Fortitude with lance and command staff, kicking on pile of French weaponry; next to that a child with a coat of arms inside the inscription, above the inscription; handwriting
Silver medal. Obverse: woman's bust with inside crown. Reverse: Wisdom, Godliness and Fortitude standing in front of a burial station within circle; cut-off: inscription.
Silver medal. Obverse: woman's bust with inside crown. Reverse: Wisdom, Godliness and Fortitude standing in front of a burial station within circle; cut-off: inscription.
Corbel of oak, on which in relief the Fortitude (Constantia), a woman with a column next to her, standing on an acanthus leaf under a canopy. Coming from the demolished house Warmoesstraat 145 in Amsterdam.
Corbel of oak, on which in relief the Fortitude (Constantia), a woman with a column next to her, standing on an acanthus leaf under a canopy. Coming from the demolished house Warmoesstraat 145 in Amsterdam.
Cartouche with personifications of Fortitude leaning on a column and Multiplicity with horns of plenty. In the top center, two putti flank a crowned coat of arms. Weapons and armor on the underside.
Cartouche with personifications of Fortitude leaning on a column and Multiplicity with horns of plenty. In the top center, two putti flank a crowned coat of arms. Weapons and armor on the underside.
Copper medal. Obverse: woman in helmet with lance in hand, representing Fortitude, supporting a broken column, standing on rock in the sea, whipped by winds; lion lying at her feet in circle. Reverse: inscription
Copper medal. Obverse: woman in helmet with lance in hand, representing Fortitude, supporting a broken column, standing on rock in the sea, whipped by winds; lion lying at her feet in circle. Reverse: inscription
Architectural niche with bookcases. On a pedestal on which the title in Dutch enthrones Fortitude. She points to the sky. The pedestal is flanked by Poetry and Justice. In the foreground putti near a globe.
Architectural niche with bookcases. On a pedestal on which the title in Dutch enthrones Fortitude. She points to the sky. The pedestal is flanked by Poetry and Justice. In the foreground putti near a globe.
Bronze medal. Obverse: woman's bust with inside crown. Reverse: Wisdom, Godliness and Fortitude standing in front of a burial station within circle; cut-off: inscription.
Bronze medal. Obverse: woman's bust with inside crown. Reverse: Wisdom, Godliness and Fortitude standing in front of a burial station within circle; cut-off: inscription.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
  1. Fortitude
    Power to resist attack; strength; firmness. "The fortitude of the place is best known to you."
  2. Fortitude
    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 .", "Fortitude is the guard and support of the other virtues."
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) fortitude
    Strength; force; power to attack or to resist attack.
  2. (n) fortitude
    Mental power of endurance; patient courage under affliction, privation, or temptation; firmness in confronting danger, hardship, or suffering.
  3. (n) fortitude
    In astrology, any circumstance which strengthens the effect of a planet, or of the part of fortune; a dignity; especially, an accidental dignity, such as being in the ascendant, in the seventh, fourth, eleventh, second, fifth, ninth, or third house, being in hayz, having direct motion, having swift motion, being free from combustion, being in cazimi, etc.
  4. (n) fortitude
    Synonyms Endurance, etc. (see patience), resolution, resoluteness, nerve.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Fortitude
    for′ti-tūd mental power of endurance: firmness in meeting danger:
  2. (n) Fortitude
    for′ti-tūd (obs.) strength, power of resistance or attack
Quotations
Nothing is more admirable than the fortitude with which millionaires tolerate the disadvantages of their wealth.
Nero Wolfe
John Ruskin
Out of suffering comes the serious mind; out of salvation, the grateful heart; out of endurance, fortitude; out of deliverance faith.
John Ruskin
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
There is but one philosophy and its name is fortitude! To bear is to conquer our fate.
Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton
Sir Philip Sidney
Alexander received more bravery of mind by the pattern of Achilles, than by hearing the definition of fortitude.
Sir Philip Sidney
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary L. fortitudo, fr. fortis, strong. See Fort

Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary L. fortitudo—fortis.

Usage in the news

The hotel industry was built through the ingenuity, fortitude and honesty of families — from Marriott to Tisch and Patel to Shah. lhonline.com

These 31 timeless tycoons have had the fortitude to stay on the list every single year. forbes.com

These 31 tycoons have had the fortitude to stay on The Forbes 400 every single year since 1982. forbes.com

Summon your fortitude, and just go. nytimes.com

Sound judgment and intestinal fortitude. island-reporter.com

Smith says Mr Sprinkle 's fortitude still serves as an inspiration. claremont-courier.com

Unbreakable Lives Fate and Fortitude. signonsandiego.com

Mother's fortitude and area's tough lessons helped cornerback survive violence and thrive in NFL. chicagotribune.com

Only those with ample experience and fortitude need apply. nytimes.com

Investing in China's stock market requires intestinal fortitude, analysts say. money.cnn.com

The finance director must be strong willed and have the fortitude to forge a path to financial stability without regard for the making everyone happy. hometownlife.com

This implies that rich parents automatically instil moral fortitude. economist.com

We can't expect them to have the mental fortitude to continue working hard without motivation . redding.com

We also have the somewhat spoiled son of privilege facing the first real battle of his life—polio—and emerging with greatly enhanced fortitude and empathy. publishersweekly.com

Instead, it brought a rush of fortitude. milawyersweekly.com

Usage in literature

He looked ill; but had such a manly fortitude, that he did not trouble the company with melancholy complaints. "Life Of Johnson, Volume 4 (of 6)" by Boswell

He exhibited a degree of self-possession and fortitude rarely surpassed. "Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea" by James O. Brayman

You make fortitude to consist in arrogance, in boldness, in a contempt of gods and men. "The History of Rome; Books Nine to Twenty-Six" by Titus Livius

She exchanged a state of fortitude and alarm for her former pleasing dreams respecting Mr. Falkland. "Caleb Williams" by William Godwin

An Indian sarcasm vibrates through it, which, with Indian fortitude, defies the inevitable torture. "Summer on the Lakes, in 1843" by S.M. Fuller

There are happily none to the fortitude of our bluejackets and trawlers. "Mr. Punch's History of the Great War" by Punch

All his fortitude had forsaken him: he wept outright. "Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 53, No. 331, May, 1843" by Various

Such fortitude is commoner in our profession, I think, than in any other. "The Story of My Life" by Ellen Terry

Ought we not, then, to put our virtue and fortitude to the severest test? "George Washington, Vol. I" by Henry Cabot Lodge

He suffered torture, but it was a day at a time and he had great fortitude. "A Backward Glance at Eighty" by Charles A. Murdock

Usage in poetry
That secret labour to sustain
With humble patience every blow,
To gather fortitude from pain
And hope and holiness from woe.
"Last Lines" by Anne Bronte Author object (43)
The gaunt sea-nettle be our fortitude,
Sturdily blowing where the clear wave sips;
O, be the glory of our men and ships
Rapturous, woe unheeding hardihood!
"The Seas of England" by Walter de la Mare
The thunder of his wheels is done, but he
Sustained by patience, fortitude, and grace--
A Christian Hero--from the struggle free--
Has won the Christian's race!
"Arms And The Man - The Dead Statesman" by James Barron Hope
DON JOHN.
And yet
My love is here, if I be far or nigh.
Is this the spirit of a soldier's wife?
Nay, fiery courage, iron fortitude,
That soul must own that dares to say, "I love."
"The Spagnoletto. Act IV" by Emma Lazarus Author object (187)
Vouchsafe, O Lord! to give me strength and grace,
Vouchsafe to give me fortitude, the while,
That I, with patience, my disease may face,
And, like a martyr, at its tortures smile!
"A Prayer For A Sick Person Before He Takes Physic" by Rees Prichard
Hushing every mutter'd murmur,
Tranquil Fortitude the firmer
Girdeth thee with strength;
While, no treason near her lurking,
Patience, in her perfect working,
Shall be Queen at length.
"Balm" by Martin Farquhar Tupper