Definitions
Great courage shown in the face of danger or difficulty.
Word origin
From French héroïsme, equivalent to hero + -ism.
Used in a sentence
“He does all sorts of cool shit, and he subtly rediscovers his own heroism without making a big thing out of it. But he’s a supporting character, and he knows it.”
“At the time, with the D-Day invasion of Europe going on, their heroism was hardly noticed. Plenty of other heroes were dying elsewhere. Plenty of bigger bits of history were being made.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Exceptional bravery”7 letters
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