Heroism
noun
Brave actions, especially when done to help others.
His actions during the fire showed true heroism.
Often appears as...
- display heroism
- acts of heroism
noun
Great courage in very difficult situations.
The soldiers were awarded medals for heroism.
Often appears as...
- awarded for heroism
- heroism in battle
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Military
noun
Qualities or actions that are very impressive or very difficult and are done in order to help others.
Despite the dangers, firefighters are known for their heroism.
Often appears as...
- known for heroism
- acts of heroism
noun
Brave actions, especially when done to help others.
His actions during the fire showed true heroism.
Often appears as...
- display heroism
- acts of heroism
noun
Great courage in very difficult situations.
The soldiers were awarded medals for heroism.
Often appears as...
- awarded for heroism
- heroism in battle
Usage tips
Military
noun
Qualities or actions that are very impressive or very difficult and are done in order to help others.
Despite the dangers, firefighters are known for their heroism.
Often appears as...
- known for heroism
- acts of heroism
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Pro Tip 1/3Helpful Act
Heroism often involves helping others without expecting anything in return.
Running into the burning building to save the trapped family was an act of pure heroism.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Ordinary
Heroism goes beyond ordinary courage; it's about doing something extraordinary.
The pilot's heroism saved many lives when he skillfully landed the damaged plane.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Heroism doesn't always mean physical acts; it can be standing up for what's right.
She showed heroism by speaking out against injustice in her community.
Pro Tip 1/3Helpful Act
Heroism often involves helping others without expecting anything in return.
Running into the burning building to save the trapped family was an act of pure heroism.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Ordinary
Heroism goes beyond ordinary courage; it's about doing something extraordinary.
The pilot's heroism saved many lives when he skillfully landed the damaged plane.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Heroism doesn't always mean physical acts; it can be standing up for what's right.
She showed heroism by speaking out against injustice in her community.
Pro Tip 1/3Helpful Act
Heroism often involves helping others without expecting anything in return.
Running into the burning building to save the trapped family was an act of pure heroism.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Ordinary
Heroism goes beyond ordinary courage; it's about doing something extraordinary.
The pilot's heroism saved many lives when he skillfully landed the damaged plane.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Physical
Heroism doesn't always mean physical acts; it can be standing up for what's right.
She showed heroism by speaking out against injustice in her community.
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
by promoting the heroic imagination, especially in our kids, in our educational system. We want kids to think, "I'm a hero in waiting, waiting for the right situation to come along, and I will act heroically. My whole life, I'm now going to focus away from evil -- that I've been in since I was a kid -- to understanding heroes. Banality of heroism.
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How to create a great...
about winning gopros about heroism apple is about simplicity and usability and google comes from the math term that's a one with a hundred zeros after it so that really big number helps support the company's really big original vision to organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand
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Doesn't everyone deserve...
The most important thing about a preferential option for the poor is what it's not. It's not a preferential option for your own sense of heroism. It's not a preferential option for your own idea about how to lift the poor out of poverty. It's not a preferential option for your own organization.
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Dave Meslin: The...
Number two, it's imperfect; it's not very glamorous, and doesn't suddenly start and suddenly end. It's an ongoing process your whole life. But most importantly, it's voluntary. It's voluntary. As long as we're teaching our kids that heroism starts when someone scratches a mark on your forehead,
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First Look: The Long...
I think that just made the heroism and bravery of that day all the more extraordinary. The scope of the story is really enormous. The structure that I proposed was very ambitious, where we would have eight main characters who we follow through the entire event, almost in real time.
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The secret messages of...
for travelers passing over swampy ground. This causeway was commissioned by a prominent local woman named Sigríðr. She proclaimed both her importance and her family’s power by carving their names in stone, and even associated herself and her family with mythical heroism
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Nathan Myhrvold: A life...
what I call slow heroism. She is risking her professional life on something that her own calculations show may not work for a thousand years -- may not ever. So, I like to support people that are risking their lives.
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What almost dying taught...
and I am painfully aware that this struggle is a privilege that many don't get to experience. But it's important that I tell you what this projection of heroism and expectation of constant gratitude
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What the world can learn...
from each other's balconies, or these sort of tales of heroism that some of our health workers have been engaged in all around the world. There's going to need to be a lot more of that.
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Rev. Tom Honey: How...
So who is God, if not the great puppet-master or the tribal protector? Perhaps God allows or permits terrible things to happen, so that heroism and compassion can be shown.
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The psychology of evil PIPE...
by promoting the heroic imagination, especially in our kids, in our educational system. We want kids to think, "I'm a hero in waiting, waiting for the right situation to come along, and I will act heroically. My whole life, I'm now going to focus away from evil -- that I've been in since I was a kid -- to understanding heroes. Banality of heroism.
Video examples
How to create a great...
about winning gopros about heroism apple is about simplicity and usability and google comes from the math term that's a one with a hundred zeros after it so that really big number helps support the company's really big original vision to organize the world's information so as you think about your new brand
Video examples
Doesn't everyone deserve...
The most important thing about a preferential option for the poor is what it's not. It's not a preferential option for your own sense of heroism. It's not a preferential option for your own idea about how to lift the poor out of poverty. It's not a preferential option for your own organization.
Video examples
Dave Meslin: The...
Number two, it's imperfect; it's not very glamorous, and doesn't suddenly start and suddenly end. It's an ongoing process your whole life. But most importantly, it's voluntary. It's voluntary. As long as we're teaching our kids that heroism starts when someone scratches a mark on your forehead,
Video examples
First Look: The Long...
I think that just made the heroism and bravery of that day all the more extraordinary. The scope of the story is really enormous. The structure that I proposed was very ambitious, where we would have eight main characters who we follow through the entire event, almost in real time.
Video examples
The secret messages of...
for travelers passing over swampy ground. This causeway was commissioned by a prominent local woman named Sigríðr. She proclaimed both her importance and her family’s power by carving their names in stone, and even associated herself and her family with mythical heroism
Video examples
Nathan Myhrvold: A life...
what I call slow heroism. She is risking her professional life on something that her own calculations show may not work for a thousand years -- may not ever. So, I like to support people that are risking their lives.
Video examples
What almost dying taught...
and I am painfully aware that this struggle is a privilege that many don't get to experience. But it's important that I tell you what this projection of heroism and expectation of constant gratitude
Video examples
What the world can learn...
from each other's balconies, or these sort of tales of heroism that some of our health workers have been engaged in all around the world. There's going to need to be a lot more of that.
Video examples
Rev. Tom Honey: How...
So who is God, if not the great puppet-master or the tribal protector? Perhaps God allows or permits terrible things to happen, so that heroism and compassion can be shown.
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Said Nursi
Turkish Theologian
When I was ten years old, I had great pride in myself, which sometimes even took the form of boasting and self-praise; although I myself did not want to, I used to assume the air of someone undertaking some great work and mighty act of heroism.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Novelist
The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
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John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.
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Harvey Pekar
American Writer
You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things I see on the job, on the street, are far funnier than anything you'll ever see on TV.
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Thomas Merton
American Author
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.
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Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.
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Johan Huizinga
Dutch Historian
It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.
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Sajid Khan
I've been an action buff all my life. For me, action is not complete without emotion, and at the same time it's about heroism more than anything else.
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Julie Plec
American Producer
When you have to spread heroism across too many players, you don't get to really dig deep into each of them as much as you'd want to.
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Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
Anil Kapoor is a star. He reinvented the characterisation of heroism.
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Said Nursi
Turkish Theologian
When I was ten years old, I had great pride in myself, which sometimes even took the form of boasting and self-praise; although I myself did not want to, I used to assume the air of someone undertaking some great work and mighty act of heroism.
Quote examples
Nathaniel Hawthorne
American Novelist
The greatest obstacle to being heroic is the doubt whether one may not be going to prove one's self a fool; the truest heroism is to resist the doubt; and the profoundest wisdom, to know when it ought to be resisted, and when it be obeyed.
Quote examples
John Rhys-Davies
Welsh Actor
In the film world, we can all be heroes. In the real world, where heroism can cost you your life or the life of the ones you love, people aren't so willing to make those sacrifices. When they do, they are set apart from the rest of us.
Quote examples
Harvey Pekar
American Writer
You can find heroism everyday, like guys working terrible jobs because they've got to support their families. Or as far as humor, the things I see on the job, on the street, are far funnier than anything you'll ever see on TV.
Quote examples
Thomas Merton
American Author
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience.
Quote examples
Henry Ward Beecher
American Clergyman
The world's battlefields have been in the heart chiefly; more heroism has been displayed in the household and the closet, than on the most memorable battlefields in history.
Quote examples
Johan Huizinga
Dutch Historian
It is impossible to strive for the heroic life. The title of hero is bestowed by the survivors upon the fallen, who themselves know nothing of heroism.
Quote examples
Sajid Khan
I've been an action buff all my life. For me, action is not complete without emotion, and at the same time it's about heroism more than anything else.
Quote examples
Julie Plec
American Producer
When you have to spread heroism across too many players, you don't get to really dig deep into each of them as much as you'd want to.
Quote examples
Vivek Agnihotri
Indian Director
Anil Kapoor is a star. He reinvented the characterisation of heroism.
Example 1 of 10
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