Heroism is behaviour of very great courage. An act of heroism, quiet heroism, praised for his heroism.
People who have done such things almost always deny it afterwards and say anybody would have, which is one of the most consistent findings about it. The word covers the sustained kind as well as the sudden — heroism in nursing a dying relative for years.
1nounheroismBehaviour of very great courage.
“The firefighter received a medal for his heroism in saving the children from the burning house.”
heroism is a courage.
French heroisme comes from hero, from Greek heros, a demigod or great warrior.
French
héroïsme
English, today
heroism
From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism.
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