Historical people, situations, or things existed in the past and are considered to be a part of history.
...an important historical figure.
...the historical impact of Western capitalism on the world.
In Buda, several historical monuments can be seen.
historicallyadverb
Historically, royal marriages have been cold, calculating affairs.
2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Historical books, films, or pictures describe or represent people, situations, or things that existed in the past.
He is writing a historical novel about nineteenth-century France.
...another great Eisenstein historical film.
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
Historical information, research, and discussion is related to the study of history.
...historical records.
...modern historical research.
4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
If you look at an event within a historical context, you look at what was happening at that time and what had happened previously, in order to judge the event and its importance.
It was this kind of historical context that Morris brought to his work.
The Telegraph puts the union in a historical perspective.
More Synonyms of historical
historical in British English
(hɪˈstɒrɪkəl)
adjective
1.
belonging to or typical of the study of history
historical methods
2.
concerned with or treating of events of the past
historical accounts
3.
based on or constituting factual material as distinct from legend or supposition
4.
based on or inspired by history
a historical novel
5.
occurring or prominent in history
6. a less common word for historic (sense 1)
Derived forms
historically (hisˈtorically)
adverb
historicalness (hisˈtoricalness)
noun
historical in American English
(hɪsˈtɔrɪkəl; hɪsˈtɑrɪkəl)
adjective
1.
of or concerned with history as a science
the historical method
2.
providing evidence for a fact of history; serving as a source of history
a historical document
3.
based on or suggested by people or events of the past
a historical novel
4.
established by history; not legendary or fictional; factual; real
5.
showing the development or evolution in proper chronological order
a historical account
6.
historic (sense 1)
Derived forms
historically (hisˈtorically)
adverb
historicalness (hisˈtoricalness)
noun
Word origin
< L historicus + -al
Examples of 'historical' in a sentence
historical
Cultural and historical context is important.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
I carried out historical research there in the early 2000s.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Why do so many people want to read about crime or historical figures?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
There will be live demonstrations and historical tales about the lives of miners and their families.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We do have a historical perspective on the cross.
Christianity Today (2000)
Those questions can only be addressed by placing what happened in its proper historical context.
John Cassidy DOT.CON (2001)
Students write and perform their own musical projects based on historical documents and research.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Other historical figures did not receive much attention.
The Times Literary Supplement (2011)
There is no need to wait for historical perspective to correct premature judgment.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This historical context is important in assessing the continuing influence of limited war thinking.
Mcinnes, Colin & Sheffield G.D (eds.) Warfare in the Twentieth Century (1988)
Mixing fictional characters with historical figures was his forte.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
My point is that you need to give young people a sense of historical perspective.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Complete editions of the works of writers and historical figures are also widely available.
Marius, Richard A Short Guide to Writing About History (1995)
Let us put this movement into historical perspective.
A Conceptual View of Human Resource Management: Strategic Objectives, Environments,Functions
All of this is done with a light and confident hand and an eye on historical context.
The Times Literary Supplement (2014)
As historical figures they can be recycled in sermons and invoked as role models.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But it is easy to let that historical perspective distort the picture.
Adam Nicolson GOD'S SECRETARIES: The Making of the King James Bible (2003)
Pearl takes an unusual subject for a thriller and seamlessly weaves historical research and his own inventions into a satisfying story.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
It doesn't care about historical earnings.
Mitchel Zacks AHEAD OF THE MARKET (2003)
The historical research shows that this heart came from the orphan of the Temple.
Deborah Cadbury THE LOST KING OF FRANCE: Revolution, Revenge and the Search for Louis XVII (2002)
The Bible and its interpretation must be seen in historical context.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Too many historical figures wander in and out of the narrative, causing it to lose focus.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
The playing is based on meticulous historical research, but sounds supremely natural and full of warmth and life.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
I have not done the historical research that would be needed to find out who thought of them first.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
IF you want a historical documentary about the politics of the 1980s don't go and see this film.
The Sun (2012)
In other languages
historical
British English: historical /hɪˈstɒrɪkl/ ADJECTIVE
Historical people, situations, or things existed in the past and are considered to be a part of history.
...an important historical figure.
American English: historical
Arabic: تَارِيخِيّ
Brazilian Portuguese: histórico
Chinese: 历史的
Croatian: povijesni
Czech: historický
Danish: historisk
Dutch: historisch
European Spanish: histórico
Finnish: historiallinen
French: historique
German: historisch
Greek: ιστορικός
Italian: storico
Japanese: 歴史上の
Korean: 역사적인
Norwegian: historisk
Polish: historyczny
European Portuguese: histórico
Romanian: istoric
Russian: исторический
Latin American Spanish: histórico
Swedish: historisk
Thai: ที่เกี่ยวกับประวัติศาสตร์
Turkish: tarihi
Ukrainian: історичний
Vietnamese: liên quan đến lịch sử
All related terms of 'historical'
art-historical
of or concerned with the history of art
historical cost
The historical cost of an asset is its original cost when it was first acquired by a company.
historical fact
When you refer to something as a fact or as fact , you mean that you think it is true or correct.
historical detail
The details of something are its individual features or elements.
historical facts
When you refer to something as a fact or as fact , you mean that you think it is true or correct .
historical geology
the branch of geology concerned with the evolution of the earth and its life forms from its origins to the present
historical method
a means of learning about something by considering its origins and development
historical novel
a fictional novel which is set in real events in history
historical present
the present tense used to narrate past events, usually employed in English for special effect or in informal use, as in a week ago I'm walking down the street and I see this accident
historical reality
You use reality to refer to real things or the real nature of things rather than imagined , invented , or theoretical ideas.
historical school
a group of 19th-century German economists who maintained that modern economies evolved from historical institutions
historical accuracy
The accuracy of information or measurements is their quality of being true or correct , even in small details.
historical curiosity
A curiosity is something that is unusual , interesting, and fairly rare .
historical importance
The importance of something is its quality of being significant , valued, or necessary in a particular situation.
historical knowledge
Knowledge is information and understanding about a subject which a person has, or which all people have.
historical linguistics
the study of language as it changes in the course of time, with a view either to discovering general principles of linguistic change or to establishing the correct genealogical classification of particular languages
historical materialism
the part of Marxist theory maintaining that social structures derive from economic structures and that these are transformed as a result of class struggles , each ruling class producing another, which will overcome and destroy it, the final phase being the emergence of a communist society
historical perspective
A particular perspective is a particular way of thinking about something, especially one that is influenced by your beliefs or experiences.
historical research
Research is work that involves studying something and trying to discover facts about it.
historical sociology
the sociological study of the origins and development of societies and of other social phenomena that seeks underlying laws and principles
historical significance
The significance of something is the importance that it has, usually because it will have an effect on a situation or shows something about a situation.
historical-cost accounting
a method of accounting that values assets at the original cost . In times of high inflation profits can be overstated
historic present
the present tense used to narrate past events, usually employed in English for special effect or in informal use, as in a week ago I'm walking down the street and I see this accident
Chinese translation of 'historical'
historical
(hɪˈstɔrɪkl)
adj
[figure, event, novel, film]历(歷)史的 (lìshǐ de)
(adjective)
Definition
occurring in the past
a fascinating collection of historical photographs
Synonyms
factual
Any comparison that is not strictly factual runs the risk of being interpreted as subjective.
real
No, it wasn't a dream. It was real.
documented
actual
They are using local actors or the actual people involved.
authentic
patterns for making authentic border-style clothing
chronicled
attested
archival
verifiable
Opposites
current
,
contemporary
,
fabulous
,
legendary
,
present-day
,
fictional
,
mythical
see historic
Additional synonyms
in the sense of actual
Definition
existing in reality or as a matter of fact
They are using local actors or the actual people involved.
Synonyms
genuine,
real,
true,
confirmed,
authentic,
verified,
truthful,
bona fide,
dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal)
in the sense of authentic
Definition
of undisputed origin or authorship
patterns for making authentic border-style clothing