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Definition of Heroic

1. Adjective. Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale). "Heroic sculpture"

2. Noun. A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter.

3. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of heroes of antiquity. "The heroic age"

4. Adjective. Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes. "Heroic explorers"

5. Adjective. Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope. "Heroic undertakings"

6. Adjective. Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort. "They took heroic measures to save his life"

Definition of Heroic

1. a. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor.

Definition of Heroic

1. Adjective. Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble ¹

2. Adjective. Courageous; displaying heroism. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Heroic

1. an epic verse [n -S]

Medical Definition of Heroic

1. 1. Of or pertaining to, or like, a hero; of the nature of heroes; distinguished by the existence of heroes; as, the heroic age; an heroic people; heroic valor. 2. Worthy of a hero; bold; daring; brave; illustrious; as, heroic action; heroic enterprises. 3. Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; said of the representation of a human figure. Heroic Age, the age when the heroes, or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived. Heroic poetry, that which celebrates the deeds of a hero; epic poetry. Heroic treatment or remedies, the verse of heroic or epic poetry, being in English, German, and Italian the iambic of ten syllables; in French the iambic of twelve syllables; and in classic poetry the hexameter. Synonym: Brave, intrepid, courageous, daring, valiant, bold, gallant, fearless, enterprising, noble, magnanimous, illustrious. Origin: F. Heroique, L. Heroicus, Gr. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Heroic

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herodiones heroe heroes heroess heroesses heroic (current term) heroic couplet heroic meter heroic meters heroic poem

heroic poetry heroic stanza heroic tale heroic verse heroical heroically heroicize heroicized heroicizes heroicizing

Literary usage of Heroic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cambridge Modern History by Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"To English Court, with no heroic past and with an idea of gallantry had little in ... Again, having no heroic tradition as a standard, it was forced to ..."

2. The Iliad of Homer by Homer (1796)
"... excellent an imitator of " Homer as the noble author of the tragedy of heroic Love." The nobleman here intended was George Granville, ..."

3. The Poetical Works of John Dryden by John Dryden (1909)
"... and the rest, for stage poetry amongst the Greeks; that of Augustus, for heroic, ... yet the example only holds in heroic poetry: hi tragedy and satire, ..."

4. History of Spanish Literature by George Ticknor (1891)
"heathen gods are introduced, as they are in the Iliad, — the other insects become allies in the great quarrel, after the manner of all heroic poems, ..."

5. A History of English Poetry by William John Courthope (1905)
"CHAPTER III WHIG AND TORY heroic, MOCK-heroic, AND DIDACTIC VERSE AFTER THE ... The feverish extravagances of the heroic play ; the unrestrained license of ..."

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