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Judge before friendships, then confide till
death.

Young.

Con*fide", v. t. To intrust;
to give in charge; to commit to one's keeping; -- followed by
to.

Congress may . . . confide to the Circuit
jurisdiction of all offenses against the United States.

Story.

Con"fi*dence (?), n. [L.
confidentia firm trust in, self-confidence: cf. F.
confidence.] 1. The act of confiding,
trusting, or putting faith in; trust; reliance; belief; --
formerly followed by of, now commonly by
in.

Society is built upon trust, and trust upon
confidence of one another's integrity.

South.

A cheerful confidence in the mercy of
God.

Macaulay.

2. That in which faith is put or reliance
had.

The Lord shall be thy confidence.

Prov. iii. 26.

3. 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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