He*ro"ic (?), a. [F. héroïque, L. heroïcus, Gr. &?;.]
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.
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 (Med.), treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case. -- Heroic verse (Pros.), 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.
Syn. -- Brave; intrepid; courageous; daring; valiant; bold; gallant; fearless; enterprising; noble; magnanimous; illustrious.
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