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herostratic

Syllables: he·ro·strat·icUK/ˌhɪəɹəʊˈstɹætɪk/US/ˌhɪɹoʊˈstɹætɪk/

herostratic adjective: seeking infamy.

Adjective (1)

herostratic (comparative more herostratic, superlative most herostratic)

  1. Seeking infamy.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Herostratic

Herostratic (comparative more Herostratic, superlative most Herostratic)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of herostratic.
    • Would his unconscious feelings of inadequacy be overcome by his Herostratic act (considered as expiation through punishment)?2003, Bettina L. Knapp, French Fairy Tales: A Jungian Approach, State University of New York Press, →ISBN, page 103
    • Recent U.S. examples of Herostratic terrorists are Arthur Bremer, Samuel Bych, and John Hinckley Jr. Bremer shot Governor George Wallace in May 1972, leaving Wallace paralyzed for life.2007, R. Hrair Dekmejian, Spectrum of Terror, CQ Press, →ISBN

Forms of herostratic

comparativemore herostratic
superlativemost herostratic
alternative formHerostratic
comparativemore Herostratic
superlativemost Herostratic

Origin of herostratic

From Herostratus + -ic (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives from nouns). Herostratus is a learned borrowing from Latin Hērostratus, from Ancient Greek Ἡρόστρατος (Hēróstratos), from Ἥρᾱ (Hḗrā, “Greek goddess of marriage, women, and family”) + στρᾰτός (strătós, “army, military force; band or body of men; common people”). Herostratus (died c. 356 B.C.E.) was a Greek arsonist who sought fame by destroying the second Temple of Artemis at Ephesus (now in Izmir Province, Turkey), according to tradition by setting fire to it on 21 July 356 B.C.E., the birth date of Alexander the Great.

Words formed from herostratic

Words that rhyme with herostratic

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Questions about herostratic

What does herostratic mean?
Herostratic means seeking infamy.
What part of speech is herostratic?
Herostratic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce herostratic?
Herostratic is pronounced /ˌhɪəɹəʊˈstɹætɪk/ (UK).

Words near herostratic in the dictionary

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

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