Lionheart

Courageous leader's title

Lionheart describes someone of exceptional courage and bravery, evoking the lion as a symbol of fearlessness.

The term is most famously attached to Richard I of England, known as Richard the Lionheart for his military prowess during the Crusades.

Used attributively or as a title, it suggests bold, unflinching valor: She proved herself a lionheart in the face of danger.

courage

bravery

Boldness before danger

valorCourage in danger
fearlessLacking any apprehension
boldCourageous and daring

heroic · dauntless · intrepid · gallant · audacity · daring · fortitude · resolve · mettle · pluck

chivalry

knight

Honored mounted soldier

nobleTitled or virtuous
honorHigh regard, moral dignity
gallantryCourage, especially in combat

courtesy · loyalty · virtue · protector · code · fealty · dignity · respect · squire · gentleman

royalty

Richard

Masculine name, Germanic origin

kingMale crowned ruler
monarchHereditary supreme ruler
crownSovereign's ornamental headpiece

Plantagenet · crusade · England · reign · throne · sovereign · royal · majesty · dynasty · heir

Categories

Medieval Englandking, kings, castle, castles, knight
PlantagenetsPlantagenet, Plantagenets, Henry II, Richard I, King John
Lion KingSimba, Mufasa, Nala, Timon, Pumbaa
CrusadesFirst Crusade, crusade, crusader, Third Crusade, Knights Templar

Opposites

courage and bravery

Lionheartcoward

Person lacking bravery

craven · poltroon · yellow-belly · milksop · faintheart

symbolic animal associations

Lionheartchicken

Domestic fowl for eating

chicken-hearted · rabbit-hearted · lamb · sheep · pigeon-hearted

historical/legendary figures

LionheartIvan the Terrible

Russia's first tsar

Edward the Confessor

Phrases

Richard the LionheartPlantagenet crusader king
the LionheartValorous ruler's title

Family

lion, heart, lions, lioness, lionesses, lionize, lionized, lionizing, lionization

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