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VALOUR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
Example:
he received a medal for valor
Synonyms:
gallantry; heroism; valiance; valiancy; valor; valorousness; valour
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("valour" is a kind of...):
braveness; bravery; courage; courageousness (a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear)
Context examples:
But as those countries which I have described do not appear to have any desire of being conquered and enslaved, murdered or driven out by colonies, nor abound either in gold, silver, sugar, or tobacco, I did humbly conceive, they were by no means proper objects of our zeal, our valour, or our interest.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
And to set forth the valour of my own dear countrymen, I assured him, that I had seen them blow up a hundred enemies at once in a siege, and as many in a ship, and beheld the dead bodies drop down in pieces from the clouds, to the great diversion of the spectators.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
It does not appear, from all you have said, how any one perfection is required toward the procurement of any one station among you; much less, that men are ennobled on account of their virtue; that priests are advanced for their piety or learning; soldiers, for their conduct or valour; judges, for their integrity; senators, for the love of their country; or counsellors for their wisdom.
(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)
