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heroic, heroical

1. of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology

2. Prosody of, relating to, or resembling heroic verse

3. (of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal

4. RC Church

a. held to such a degree as to enable a person to perform virtuous actions with exceptional promptness, ease and pleasure, and with self-abnegation and self-control

b. performed or undergone by such a person

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No references found			She was fond of all boy's plays, and greatly preferred cricket not merely to dolls, but to the more heroic enjoyments of infancy, nursing a dormouse, feeding a canary-bird, or watering a rose-bush. Northanger Abbey by Austen, Jane View in context He was obviously convinced, especially now after drinking, that he was performing a heroic action, and he bragged of it in the most unpleasant way. Anna Karenina by Tolstoy, Leo View in context A fourth species of kingly government is that which was in use in the heroic times, when a free people submitted to a kingly government, according to the laws and customs of their country. A Treatise on Government by Aristotle View in context			herniated disk herniation of the nucleus pulposus Herning herniorrhaphy herniotomy hero Hero and Leander Hero of Alexandria Hero of Labor Hero of Socialist Labor Hero of the Soviet Union Hero's formula Hero-City Herod Herod Agrippa I Herod Agrippa II Herod Antipas Herod the Great Herodas Herodes Atticus Herodian Herodians Herodias Herodotus Heroes heroic heroic couplet Heroic Epic Heroicomic Poem heroin Heroism Hérold, Louis Joseph Ferdinand heron Heron Lake State Park Heron of Alexandria Heron's formula Herondas heronry Herophilus Herostratos Heroult, Paul Louis Toussaint Héroult, Paul Louis Toussaint heroum herpangia herpes Herpes Simplex herpes simplex encephalitis herpes simplex virus Herpes Zoster Herpestes Herpesviridae			Heroes 3 Map Heroes and Martyrs Confederation of Professional Associations Héroes del Silencio Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax Act of 2008 Heroes for Children Heroes From China Heroes Happen Here Heroes journey Heroes Never Die Heroes of Cybertron Heroes of Gaming Heroes of Hell Heroes of Might and Magic Heroes of Might and Magic 2 Heroes of Might and Magic 3 Heroes of Might and Magic 4 Heroes of Might and Magic V Heroes of Newerth Heroes of Socialist Labor Heroes of the Lance Heroes of the Nation Heroes of ZiGz Heroess Heroh Sports University heroic heroic achievement Heroic Age heroic ages heroic couplet heroic couplet Heroic couplets Heroic couplets Heroic Cycle heroic drama Heroic epic Heroic epic Heroic fantasy Heroic martyrdom Heroic martyrdom Heroic medicine heroic meter Heroic myth Heroic myth heroic poem heroic poetry Heroic romance heroic stanza heroic stanza heroic surgery heroic tale heroic tenor heroic therapy Heroic treatment heroic verse Heroica Puebla de Zaragoza

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