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heroes

/ˈhɪəɹəʊz/
Meanings
  • noun

    persons who, in the context of a culture, have heroic qualities or have performed a heroic act and are regarded as models of excellence or valor, particularly in war.

    - "Martin Luther King Jr. is a hero because he fought for civil rights."
    - "Superman is a hero in comic books."
    - "My grandfather is a hero because he saved many lives as a firefighter."
  • noun

    a person who is admired for their courage or noble qualities.

    - "Mother Teresa is a hero for her selfless work with the poor."
    - "Winston Churchill is a hero for leading Britain during World War II."
    - "My sister is a hero for overcoming her illness."
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Rhymes
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zero , heroic , heroine , heroes , village
Variants
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hero , heroes , heros
Etymology
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The term 'hero' comes from the Greek word 'heros', meaning 'demi-god' or 'protector'. In ancient Greek literature and mythology, a hero was a demigod, a being who was half-god and half-human.

Trivia
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  1. The ancient Greeks believed that heroes were demigods who were the offspring of gods and humans.

  2. In many cultures, heroes are depicted as having superhuman strength, agility, and other extraordinary abilities.

  3. The term 'superhero' was first used in print in 1914, in a comic strip called 'The Funnies on Parade'.

Related Concepts
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  1. heroism: The quality of having or displaying heroic qualities or behaviors.

  2. legend: A story that has been passed down through generations, often about a hero or a heroic event.

Quotes
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  1. A motto of his "hero", Thomas Edison, is inscribed on a favorite sweatshirt : "To invent you need a good imagination and a pile of junk."

    - Britt Robson,{it}Mother Jones{/it},May/June 2008

  2. Other physicists, long wedded to the notion that nothing can escape from a black hole, have generally come to accept that discovery. And the stuff emitted from little black holes (and big ones too, but far more slowly) is now called Hawking radiation. "In general relativity and early cosmology, Hawking is the "hero"," says Rocky Kolb, a physicist at Fermilab in Illinois.

    - Leon Jaroff,{it}Time{/it},8 Feb. 1988

  3. Greater authors—Arthur Conan Doyle most notably—have been in the same dilemma when seeking closure. And, like Conan Doyle, Rowling has won imperishable renown for giving us an identifiable "hero" and a fine caricature of a villain, and for making a fictional bit of King's Cross station as luminous as a certain address on nearby Baker Street.

    - Christopher Hitchens,{it}New York Times Book Review{/it},12 Aug. 2007

  4. Here's a novel by a decorated war "hero" with a fictional Middle Eastern desert war at its core. It pits an American-led coalition against a potentially lethal enemy …

    - Lorenzo Carcaterra,{it}People{/it},3 June 1991
Culture
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Heroes have been a part of human civilization since ancient times, and have been celebrated in various ways across different cultures. In many societies, heroes have been depicted in art, literature, and mythology. They have been the subject of countless stories, songs, and poems, and have inspired people to act bravely and selflessly. In modern times, heroes continue to be celebrated in various fields, including sports, entertainment, and public service.

How to Memorize "heroes"

  1. visualize

    - Visualize a person wearing a cape and a mask, standing tall and strong, ready to save the day.
    - Imagine a person performing a brave act, putting themselves in danger to save someone else.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'hero' with the word 'courage'.
    - Think of a person who has saved someone's life or done something selfless.

  3. mnemonics

    - Remember the acronym H.E.R.O.: Helpful, Empathetic, Resilient, and Outstanding.
    - Think of the phrase 'A hero is someone who gets up and puts their clothes on one leg at a time, just like everyone else'.

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