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>One of the Seven Christian Virtues is Fortitude, the opposite of weakness.
What Christians mean by fortitude (enduring adversity) is weakness, the classical conception of fortitude involves both forbearance and confronting fear. ἀνδρεία (fortitude) isn't mentioned in the New Testament, only ὑπομονή (steadfastness) and μακροθυμία (patient endurance). The post-revolutionary definition of fortitude is an inversion, so saying it's the opposite of weakness is an opposite of an opposite.