Heroic
Heroic , adjective
[French héroique, Latin heroicus, Greek "hrwi:ko`s.]
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.
Collocations (4)
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 Heroic remedies (Medicine) , treatment or remedies of a severe character, suited to a desperate case.
Heroic verse (Prosody) , 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.