Heroism
['herəʊɪz(ə)m] or ['hɛroɪzəm]
Definition
(noun.) the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle); 'he showed great heroism in battle'; 'he received a medal for valor'.
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Definition
(n.) The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
n. Bravery, valor, courage, gallantry, prowess, daring, intrepidity, magnanimity.
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Unserious Contents or Definition
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Examples
- I can't send a bellman about, to cry aloud and proclaim in the streets what you are pleased to call my heroism. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Heroism, or military glory, is much admired by the generality of mankind. David Hume. A Treatise of Human Nature.
- It has everything in its favour: heroism, danger, bustle, fashion. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- Heroism and disinterestedness are rising up, here and there, in the earth. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- She smiled, recognizing the heroism of the offer to the point of being frankly touched by it. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
- The work of the rescue party is therefore a labor of desperate heroism and often attended by additional loss of life. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- It is a name of heroism and renown; of kings, princes, and knights; and seems to breathe the spirit of chivalry and warm affections. Jane Austen. Mansfield Park.
- There is no use, no heroism, in butting against the inevitable, yet nothing is entirely inevitable. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- She could not be complying, she dreaded being quarrelsome; her heroism reached only to silence. Jane Austen. Emma.
- Our ancestors have transmitted to us their physical forms, but not their brains, not their heroism. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Deeds of heroism also occurred, whose very mention swells the heart and brings tears into the eyes. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Naturally, as they have no modern glories to talk about, they boast of ancient times and ancient heroism. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- Mr. Tupman and Mr. Snodgrass were too much affected by their friend's heroism to offer any reply. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- The pilgrims read Nomadic Life and keep themselves in a constant state of Quixotic heroism. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- Gerty paused and added with a flash of heroism: Lawrence Selden went from here to find you. Edith Wharton. The House of Mirth.
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