单词 | moral courage |
释义 | > as lemmasmoral courage moral courage n. the kind of courage which enables a person to remain firm in the face of odium or contempt, rather than depart from what he or she deems the right course. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > moral courage > [noun] forcec1340 fortitude?a1513 starknessa1513 moral courage1808 moral1883 1808 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1959) III. 135 A very painful Effort of moral Courage has been remunerated by Tranquillity. 1920 Glasgow Herald 3 Apr. 4 I have never learned the knack of fixing a dress tie, and I have not the moral courage to wear a jemima. 1994 Homiletic & Pastoral Rev. July 26/1 The recognition of moral courage on a par with that of the Roman martyrs of the nascent Church. < as lemmas |
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