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lionheart

American  
[lahy-uhn-hahrt] / ˈlaɪ ənˌhɑrt /

noun

  1. a person of exceptional courage and bravery.


Etymology

Origin of lionheart

First recorded in 1655–65; lion + heart

Example Sentences

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When Richard the Lionheart led crusades to the Middle East they were funded by crippling taxes at home.

From Barron's

When Richard the Lionheart led crusades to the Middle East they were funded by crippling taxes at home.

From Barron's

He was cast as Richard the Lionheart and couldn't believe that a baker's son from Port Talbot was working with Katharine Hepburn.

From BBC

Under Holinshed's assertion that Richard the Lionheart was "not very notorious," Milton added: "the booke of Provenzall poets numbers him in / the catalogue, telling of his poetrie, and his Provenzal / mistresses."

From Science Daily

The hotel was named after England’s national soccer team, which was nicknamed the Three Lions because of the lions on the crest of King Richard the Lionheart, which they wore on their jerseys.

From Literature