Homeric
of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing: Homeric feats of exploration.
Origin of Homeric
1Other words from Homeric
- Ho·mer·i·cal·ly, adverb
- non-Ho·mer·ic, adjective
- post-Ho·mer·ic, adjective
- pre-Ho·mer·ic, adjective
- pseu·do-Ho·mer·ic, adjective
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How to use Homeric in a sentence
“As I grew to know him, I came to view Colin Powell as a figure who almost transcended time — for his virtues were Homeric honesty, dignity, loyalty and an unshakable commitment to his calling and word,” she said.
Colin Powell remembered for leadership, integrity and a love of ABBA and Marley at funeral | Felicia Sonmez, Donna Cassata | November 5, 2021 | Washington PostIt was said that the Homeric physician Polydama presented Menelaos and Helen with “a drug against sorrow and anger, a drug to survive despair” on their way home to Troy.
With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.
American Dreams, 1914: Penrod by Booth Tarkington | Nathaniel Rich | February 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor me, this music conjures his surpassing diplomatic skills, his gift for Homeric friendship—and his promise, lost.
He wanted to ensure that in these Homeric days of countless heroes, that the heroes of Times Square would not be forgotten.
What is the Aeneid if not a re-imagining of the Homeric epics?
The account of this man's giant strength, the narrative of hisPg 114 exploits in subduing the wild bulls, are quite Homeric.
Frdric Mistral | Charles Alfred DownerAll the family go down together, and the washing is carried out, in true Homeric style, by the ladies personally.
The Cradle of Mankind | W.A. WigramThen, as the sacred chronicler tersely and with Homeric brevity tells us, the shepherd "slew both the lion and the bear."
Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 3 of 8 | VariousThe certainties of the exact sciences are one thing: the opinions of Homeric commentators are other and very different things.
Homer and His Age | Andrew LangThe separatist theories of the Homeric poems are not more secure than the Solar Myth, "like a wave shall they pass and be passed."
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for Homeric
Homerian (həʊˈmɪərɪən)
/ (həʊˈmɛrɪk) /
of, relating to, or resembling Homer or his poems
imposing or heroic
of or relating to the archaic form of Greek used by Homer: See epic
Derived forms of Homeric
- Homerically, adverb
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