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fearlessness|ˈfɪəlɪsnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality or state of being without fear; boldness, intrepidity. Const. of.
1614Bp. Hall Recoll. Treat. 110 Their fearelessenesse of earthquakes and deaths argued the truth of their religion. 1628Wither Brit. Rememb. iii. 672 Faith hath pow'r to teach men fearlesnesse. a1665J. Goodwin Filled w. the Spirit (1867) 23 The devil..filling them with..fearlessness of God. 1736Butler Anal. i. ii, There is..a certain fearlessness, with regard to what may be hereafter. 1752Johnson Rambler No. 194 ⁋9 They proceed not from confidence of right, but fearlessness of wrong. 1801Southey Thalaba iv. xxv, All within Was magic ease, and fearlessness secure. 1839W. Chambers Tour Holland 14/1 That..fearlessness of consequences..leads to positive crime. 1893C. H. Pearson Nat. Life & Char. 278 The old trick of thought that regards fearlessness in word and act as the true virtue of the man. |