n.;
Each man is a hero and oracle to somebody. Emerson. [1913 Webster]
The shining quality of an epic hero. Dryden. [1913 Webster]
Hero worship,
Hero worship exists, has existed, and will forever exist, universally among mankind. Carlyle. [1913 Webster]
prop. n. (Jewish Hist.) One of a party among the Jews, composed of partisans of Herod of Galilee. They joined with the Pharisees against Christ. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ NL., fr. Gr.
n. A heroine. [ Obs. ] Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ F. héroïque, L. heroïcus, Gr.
Heroic Age,
Heroic poetry,
Heroic treatment
Heroic remedies
Heroic verse (Pros.),
a. Heroic. [ R. ] Spectator. --
n. Heroism. [ R. ] W. Montagu.
n. (Chem.) a morphine derivative,
n. [ F. héroïne, L. heroina, Gr. &unr_;, fem. of &unr_;. See Hero. ]
The heroine assumed the woman's place. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]