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    Strength , n. [OE. strengthe, AS. strengðu, fr. strang strong. See Strong.]
    1. The quality or state of being strong; ability to do or to bear; capacity for exertion or endurance, whether physical, intellectual, or moral; force; vigor; power; as, strength of body or of the arm; strength of mind, of memory, or of judgment.
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      All his [Samson's] strength in his hairs were.
      Chaucer.

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      Thou must outlive
      Thy youth, thy strength, thy beauty.
      Milton.

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    2. Power to resist force; solidity or toughness; the quality of bodies by which they endure the application of force without breaking or yielding; -- in this sense opposed to frangibility; as, the strength of a bone, of a beam, of a wall, a rope, and the like. “The brittle strength of bones.” 
      Milton.

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    3. Power of resisting attacks; impregnability. “Our castle's strength will laugh a siege to scorn.” 
      Shak.

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    4. That quality which tends to secure results; effective power in an institution or enactment; security; validity; legal or moral force; logical conclusiveness; as, the strength of social or legal obligations; the strength of law; the strength of public opinion; strength of evidence; strength of argument.
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    5. One who, or that which, is regarded as embodying or affording force, strength, or firmness; that on which confidence or reliance is based; support; security.
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      God is our refuge and strength.
      Ps. xlvi. 1.

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      What they boded would be a mischief to us, you are providing shall be one of our principal strengths.
      Sprat.

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      Certainly there is not a greater strength against temptation.
      Jer. Taylor.

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    6. Force as measured; amount, numbers, or power of any body, as of an army, a navy, and the like; as, what is the strength of the enemy by land, or by sea?
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    7. Vigor or style; force of expression; nervous diction; -- said of literary work.
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      And praise the easy vigor of a life
      Where Denham's strength and Waller's sweetness join.
      Pope.

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    8. Intensity; -- said of light or color.
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      Bright Phoebus in his strength.
      Shak.

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    9. Intensity or degree of the distinguishing and essential element; spirit; virtue; excellence; -- said of liquors, solutions, etc.; as, the strength of wine or of acids.
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    10. A strong place; a stronghold. [Obs.]
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      On the strength of, or Upon the strength of, in reliance upon. “The allies, after a successful summer, are too apt, upon the strength of it, to neglect their preparations for the ensuing campaign.” Addison.
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      Syn. -- Force; robustness; toughness; hardness; stoutness; brawniness; lustiness; firmness; puissance; support; spirit; validity; authority. See Force.
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    Strength, v. t. To strengthen. [Obs.]
    Chaucer.

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