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Definition of heroism noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heroism

noun
 
/ˈherəʊɪzəm/
 
/ˈherəʊɪzəm/
 [uncountable]
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  1. very great courage
    • The firefighters displayed both heroism and staunchness.
    • He showed great heroism in going back into the burning building.
    Topics Personal qualitiesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • extraordinary
    • real
    • true
    • …
    verb + heroism
    • display
    • show
    • celebrate
    • …
    phrases
    • an act of heroism
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    Word Originearly 18th cent.: from French héroïsme, from héros, from Latin heros, from Greek hērōs ‘hero’.
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