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Heroic

adjective

1.

Very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale). Synonyms: epic, larger-than-life. "Of heroic proportions" , "Heroic sculpture"

2.

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

3.

Having or displaying qualities appropriate for heroes. Synonym: heroical. "Heroic explorers"

4.

Of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope. Synonyms: expansive, grand. "In the grand manner" , "Collecting on a grand scale" , "Heroic undertakings"

5.

Showing extreme courage; especially of actions courageously undertaken in desperation as a last resort. Synonym: desperate. "The desperate gallantry of our naval task forces marked the turning point in the Pacific war" , "They took heroic measures to save his life"

noun

1.

A verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter. Synonyms: heroic meter, heroic verse.

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"Heroic" Quotes from Famous Books

... to fly away and be at rest. He tries to denude himself of followers. When the six hundred men of Gath—who had been with him ever since his early days in Philistia, and had grown grey in his service—make themselves the van of his little army, he urges the heroic Ittai, their leader, to leave him a fugitive, and to worship the rising sun, "Return to thy place, and abide with the king"—so thoroughly does he regard the crown as passed already from his brows. The priests with the ark are sent back; he is not worthy ...

— The Life of David - As Reflected in His Psalms • Alexander Maclaren

... opponents, and to secure for himself favourable prospects of success. We all know what he achieved. The whole history of the growth of the European nations and of mankind generally would have been changed had the King lacked that heroic power ...

— Germany and the Next War • Friedrich von Bernhardi

... cotton out of her ears, the bird said to her, "Heroic princess, be not angry with me for joining with those who exerted themselves to preserve my liberty. Though in a cage, I was content with my condition; but since I am destined to be a slave, I would rather be yours than any ...

— The Arabian Nights Entertainments vol. 4 • Anon.

... authority of mere old-fashioned politeness, as in some sort protective of higher things. It describes, with much grace and precision, a state of society by no means pre-eminently virtuous, or enthusiastically heroic; in which many people do extremely wrong, and none sublimely right. But as there are heights of which the achievement is unattempted, there are abysses to which fall is barred; neither accident nor temptation will make any of the principal personages swerve from an ...

— The Crown of Wild Olive • John Ruskin

... she asked, with sudden seriousness, "what will always remain to me the noblest, most heroic ...

— At the Time Appointed • A. Maynard Barbour

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