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heroship

heroship noun: the character or personality of a hero.

Noun

heroship (usually uncountable, plural heroships)

  1. (usually) The character or personality of a hero.
    • three years of heroship1782–1785, William Cowper, “(please specify the page)”, in The Task, a Poem, […], London: […] J[oseph] Johnson; […], →OCLC
    Synonyms:
    heroism

Synonyms of heroship

Forms of heroship

pluralheroships

Origin of heroship

From hero + -ship.

Questions about heroship

What does heroship mean?
Heroship means the character or personality of a hero.
What part of speech is heroship?
Heroship is a noun.
What is the plural of heroship?
The plural of heroship is heroships.

Words near heroship in the dictionary

  1. Herophilian
  2. Herophilist
  3. Herophilists
  4. heros
  5. heros eponymus
  6. heroship
  7. heroships
  8. herostratic
  9. herostratic fame
  10. herostratically
  11. Herostratos

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