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 Definitions of heroism  [ˈhɛr oʊˌɪz əm]  

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Definition of 'heroism' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) heroism
the qualities or attributes of a hero or heroine; bravery.

2.  heroism
heroic conduct; courageous action.

Etymology:  (1660–70)

Definition of 'heroism' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) heroism, gallantry, valor, valour, valorousness, valiance, valiancy
the qualities of a hero or heroine; exceptional or heroic courage when facing danger (especially in battle)
"he showed great heroism in battle"; "he received a medal for valor"


Definition of 'heroism' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) heroism
great bravery
the heroism shown by the crew


Definition of 'heroism' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) heroism
the qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities


Translation of 'heroism' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: great bravery
The policeman was given a medal in recognition of his heroism.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: heldhaftigheid Arabic flag Arabic: بُطولَه Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: героизъм
Brazilian flag Brazilian: heroísmo Czech flag Czech: hrdinství German flag German: das Heldentum
Danish flag Danish: heltemod; heroisme Greek flag Greek: ηρωισμός Spanish flag Spanish: heroísmo
Estonian flag Estonian: kangelaslikkus Farsi flag Farsi: دليری Finnish flag Finnish: rohkeus
French flag French: héroïsme Hebrew flag Hebrew: גְבוּרָה Hindi flag Hindi: वीरता
Croatian flag Croatian: junaštvo Hungarian flag Hungarian: hősiesség Indonesian flag Indonesian: kepahlawanan
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hetjuskapur Italian flag Italian: eroismo Japanese flag Japanese: 英雄的行為
Korean flag Korean: 영웅적 자질 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: didvyriškumas, heroizmas Latvian flag Latvian: varonība
Malay flag Malay: keperwiraan Dutch flag Dutch: heldhaftigheid Norwegian flag Norwegian: heltemot, heroisme
Polish flag Polish: bohaterstwo Persian flag Persian: دليری Pashto flag Pashto: اتلتوب، زړه ورتوب، غښتلوا
Portuguese flag Portuguese: heroísmo Romanian flag Romanian: eroism Russian flag Russian: героизм
Slovak flag Slovak: hrdinstvo Slovenian flag Slovenian: junaštvo Serbian flag Serbian: herojstvo
Swedish flag Swedish: hjältemod, heroism Thai flag Thai: วีรกรรม Turkish flag Turkish: kahramanlık, yiğitlik
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 英勇,英雄氣概 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: героїзм Urdu flag Urdu: غیر معمولی بہادری
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: chủ nghĩa anh hùng Chinese flag Chinese: 英勇,英雄行为

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