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   Confidence , n. [L. confidentia firm trust in, self-confidence: cf. F. confidence.]
   The act of confiding, trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; -- formerly followed by of, now commonly by in.
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   Society is built upon trust, and trust upon confidence of one another's integrity.
   South.
   
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   A cheerful confidence in the mercy of God.
   Macaulay.
   
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   That in which faith is put or reliance had.
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   The Lord shall be thy confidence.
   Prov. iii. 26.
   
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   The state of mind characterized by one's reliance on himself, or his circumstances; a feeling of self-sufficiency; such assurance as leads to a feeling of security; self-reliance; -- often with self prefixed.
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   Your wisdom is consumed in confidence;
   Do not go forth to-day.
   Shak.
   
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   But confidence then bore thee on secure
   Either to meet no danger, or to find
   Matter of glorious trial.
   Milton.
   
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   Private conversation; (pl.) secrets shared; as, there were confidences between them.
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   Sir, I desire some confidence with you.
   Shak.
   
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   Confidence game, any swindling operation in which advantage is taken of the confidence reposed by the victim in the swindler; several swindlers often work together to create the illusion of truth; -- also called con game. -- Confidence man, a swindler. -- To take into one's confidence, to admit to a knowledge of one's feelings, purposes, or affairs.
   Syn. -- Trust; assurance; expectation; hope.
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   I am confident that very much be done.
   Boyle.
   
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   Trustful; without fear or suspicion; frank; unreserved.
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   Be confident to speak, Northumberland;
   We three are but thyself.
   Shak.
   
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   Having self-reliance; bold; undaunted.
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   As confident as is the falcon's flight
   Against a bird, do I with Mowbray fight.
   Shak.
   
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   Having an excess of assurance; bold to a fault; dogmatical; impudent; presumptuous.
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   The fool rageth and is confident.
   Prov. xiv. 16.
   
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   Giving occasion for confidence. [R.]
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   The cause was more confident than the event was prosperous.
   Jer. Taylor.
   
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