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==Origins==
==Origins==
late [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English]: from [[Latin]] ''confidentia'', from ''confidere'' ‘have full [[trust]]’
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
==Definitions==
*1. The mental [[attitude]] of [[trust]]ing in or relying on a [[person]] or [[thing]]; firm trust, reliance, [[faith]]. Const. in (to, on, upon).
*1. The mental [[attitude]] of [[trust]]ing in or relying on a [[person]] or [[thing]]; firm trust, reliance, [[faith]]. Const. in (to, on, upon).
:b. Const. to do. Obs.
:b. Const. to do. Obs.
:c. in, on, upon confidence (of, that, to do).
:c. in, on, upon confidence (of, that, to do).
<center>For lessons on the topic of '''''Confidence''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Confidence '''''this link'''''].</center>
<center>For lessons on the topic of '''''Confidence''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Confidence '''''this link'''''].</center>
*3. a. [[Assurance]], boldness, fearlessness, arising from reliance (on oneself, on circumstances, on [[divine]] support, etc.).
*3. a. [[Assurance]], boldness, fearlessness, arising from reliance (on oneself, on circumstances, on [[divine]] support, etc.).
:b. Const. to have c. to do (anything).
:b. Const. to have c. to do (anything).
