Homeric

[ hoh-mer-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
2. of heroic dimensions; grand; imposing:

   Homeric feats of exploration.

Homeric

/ həʊˈmɪərɪən; həʊˈmɛrɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling Homer or his poems
2. imposing or heroic
3. See epic
   of or relating to the archaic form of Greek used by Homer See epic

Derived Forms

• Hoˈmerically, adverb

Other Words From

• 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Homeric¹

First recorded in 1765–75; from Latin Homēricus, from Greek Homērikós; equivalent to Homer + -ic

Example Sentences

“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.

From Washington Post

It 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.

From MIT Technology Review

With a boy, trouble must be of Homeric dimensions to last overnight.

From The Daily Beast

For me, this music conjures his surpassing diplomatic skills, his gift for Homeric friendship—and his promise, lost.

From The Daily Beast

He wanted to ensure that in these Homeric days of countless heroes, that the heroes of Times Square would not be forgotten.

From The Daily Beast

What is the Aeneid if not a re-imagining of the Homeric epics?

From The Daily Beast

The account of this man's giant strength, the narrative of hisPg 114 exploits in subduing the wild bulls, are quite Homeric.

From Project Gutenberg

All the family go down together, and the washing is carried out, in true Homeric style, by the ladies personally.

From Project Gutenberg

Then, as the sacred chronicler tersely and with Homeric brevity tells us, the shepherd "slew both the lion and the bear."

From Project Gutenberg

The certainties of the exact sciences are one thing: the opinions of Homeric commentators are other and very different things.

From Project Gutenberg

The separatist theories of the Homeric poems are not more secure than the Solar Myth, "like a wave shall they pass and be passed."

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• classic
• humanistic