meaning of heroic
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.
4. a verse form suited to the treatment of heroic or elevated themes; dactylic hexameter or iambic pentameter
Related Words
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