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What is the noun for heroism?

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hero
  1. Somebody who possesses great bravery and carries out extraordinary deeds.
  2. A role model.
  3. The main protagonist in a work of fiction.
  4. (poker) The current player, especially an hypothetical player for example and didactic purposes. Compare: villain (“any opponent player”). Not to be confused with hero call (“a weak call against a supposed bluff”).
  5. (US) A large sandwich made from meats and cheeses; a hero sandwich.
  6. (food styling, chiefly attributive) The product chosen from several candidates to be photographed.
  7. Synonyms:
  8. Examples:
    1. “The hero of the franchise's new trilogy was Rey, a flawless character who was immediately an expert at everything she attempted.”
      “A gym cleaner has been hailed as a hero after he saved a swimmer from drowning.”
      “He became an instant hero after scoring the championship-winning goal for his team.”
heroon
  1. (obsolete) A temple dedicated to a hero, often over his supposed tomb.
  2. A sepulchral monument in the form of a small temple.
heroine
heroism
  1. The qualities characteristic of a hero, such as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “I was going to make the point that Churchill's heroism was not dependent on his being a particularly pleasant or agreeable man.”
      “The low position of the camera, looking admiringly up at the airmen, reinforces their heroism.”
      “So we obsessively analyze this epic Homerian battle, trying to find a moment of heroism, a brief glimpse to help salve our morally guilty wounds.”
heroship
  1. The character or personality of a hero.
heroicness
  1. The state or condition of being heroic; heroism.
  2. Examples:
    1. “As if sterling heavenliness were incompatible with heroicness.”
heroess
  1. (obsolete) A heroine; a female hero.
herodom
  1. The world or sphere of heroes; heroes collectively
heroization
  1. the act, or the result, of heroizing someone
herohood
  1. The quality, state, or condition of being a hero.
heroness
  1. The quality, state, or condition of a hero
heroicalness
  1. Quality of being heroical.
heroicks
  1. Obsolete form of heroics.
heroification
  1. The act of heroifying.
heroe
  1. Obsolete form of hero.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The heroe of this great history appears with very bad omens.”
      “However, Jones, though he had enough of the lover and of the heroe too in his disposition, did not resent these slanders as hastily as, perhaps, he ought to have done.”
heroics
  1. The actions of a hero.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “There's certainly a tendency in history to romanticize the heroics of the past.”
      “Despite his tinsel heroics, Jeremy wasn't able to overcome his fear and says he won't be doing it again any time soon.”
      “At the same time, it sets up a clear formula, so that we can delight in the heroics of the good guys and the devilish mischief of our main man.”
heroizations
  1. plural of heroization
heroships
  1. plural of heroship
heroisms
heroines
  1. plural of heroine
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “As I matured, I grew less and less tolerant of singing animals and doe-eyed heroines.”
      “The heroines explicitly reject comfortable middle-class lives when they rebel against their parental figures.”
      “Mae is a serious role, but Lombard's smart-alecky tough dame isn't far from the screwball heroines for which she's best remembered.”
heroesses
  1. plural of heroess
heroa
  1. plural of heroon
heroons
  1. plural of heroon
heroes
  1. plural of hero
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The book's main heroes are conservatives who block the appointment of an accommodationist Secretary of State.”
      “For all its rich song-soaked legacy, the Malayalam film industry has never put the dancing skills of its heroes to an acid test.”
      “The six Roman heroes stand high up in the side arches, above the entablature that crowns the actual windows in the wall.”
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