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Webster 1913 Edition

Heroic

He-ro′ic

,
Adj.
[F.
héroïque
, L.
heroïcus
, Gr.
ἡρωϊκός
.]
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.
(Sculpture & Painting)
Larger than life size, but smaller than colossal; – said of the representation of a human figure.
Syn. – Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious.

Webster 1828 Edition

Heroic

HERO'IC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to a hero or heroes; as heroic valor.
1.
Becoming a hero; bold; daring; illustrious; as heroic action; heroic enterprises.
2.
Brave; intrepid; magnanimous; enterprising; illustrious for valor; as Hector, the heroic son of Priam; a heroic race.
3.
Productive of heroes; as a heroic line in pedigree.
4.
Reciting the achievements of heroes; as a heroic poem.
5.
Used in heroic poetry or hexameter; as heroic verse; a heroic foot.
Heroic age, the age when the heroes,or those called the children of the gods, are supposed to have lived.

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