heroism

heroism
n
1. courage, bravery, valor, valorousness, valiancy, valiance, prowess, stout-heartedness, li-onheartedness, iron-heartedness, great-heartedness, high-heartedness; virility, manliness, manfulness, manhood, gallantry, chivalry, chivalrousness; nobleness, unselfishness, selflessness, altruism; intrepidity, intrepidness, fearlessness, dauntless, awelessness, dreadlessness; boldness, bold-spiritedness, high-spirit-edness, daring, derring-do, audacity, audaciousness, recklessness.
2. fortitude, endurance, tenacity, determination, will, will power, the power of the will; firmness, resolution, resoluteness, indomitableness, indomitability, invincibleness, invincibility, unconquerableness, unconquerability, staunchness, stanchness, steadfastness, stalwartness, doughtiness, sturdiness, hardiness, hardihood, bulldog courage; mettle, mettlesomeness, pluck, pluckiness, backbone, pith, marrow, spirit, gameness, nerve, Sl. chutzpah, gumption, heart, stout heart, stamina, toughness, grit, true grit, U.S. Inf. sand, Inf. starch, Inf. spunk, Inf. spunkiness, Sl. guts, Sl. gut-siness, Sl. moxie.

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