Courage
Etymology
From Old French "corage," from Vulgar Latin "coraticum," ultimately from Latin "cor" (heart). Originally it named what was in your heart in a broad sense — your temper, spirit, or disposition — and only gradually narrowed to the specific spirit of facing danger. To have courage is, etymologically, to act from the heart.
noun · /KUR-ij/
The strength to face fear, danger, or difficulty rather than be governed by them.
What it names
Use it for the willed confrontation with what frightens you — which means it presupposes fear rather than its absence.
Example
It took more courage to admit the mistake in the meeting than to have hidden it.
Related idea
Bravery often names a temperament — a natural boldness that may feel no fear; courage is the moral act of overriding fear one genuinely feels. Valor narrows further to courage shown in battle.