of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of classical mythology
5.
(of language, manner, etc) extravagant
6. prosody
of, relating to, or resembling heroic verse
7.
(of the arts, esp sculpture) larger than life-size; smaller than colossal
8. Roman Catholic Church
a.
held to such a degree as to enable a person to perform virtuous actions with exceptional promptness, ease and pleasure, and with self-abnegation and self-control
heroic virtue
b.
performed or undergone by such a person
the heroic witness of martyrdom
Derived forms
heroically (heˈroically)
adverb
heroicalness (heˈroicalness) or heroicness (heˈroicness)