Herculeanadj.

/həˈkjuːlɪən/

Etymology: < Latin Herculeus, < Herculēs (see Hercules n.) + -an suffix. Compare French Herculéen.

1. Of or pertaining to Hercules. Herculean pillars, Herculean straits: see Hercules n. 1c.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to Hercules

Herculean1610

1610 R. Amerie Briefe Relation Shewes in R. Davies Chesters Triumph sig. A3^v Bearing Herculian Clubbes in their hands.

1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 233 The Arabike tongue..It is now the most universall in the world..from the Herculean Pillars to the Molluccas.

1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 119 You have knock'd him down with a kind of Herculean clubb.

1678 R. Cudworth tr. Strabo in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 141 That the Mediterranean Sea forced open that passage of the Herculean straits.

1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. ix. 17 It [epilepsy] was like~wise called the Herculean complaint, an appellation which medical etymologists are puzzled to explain.

a. Like Hercules, esp. in strength, courage, or labours; prodigiously powerful or vigorous; gigantic.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > extremely vigorous

Herculean1596

humming1654

whithering1828

survigrous1835

all out1893

whizz-bang1919

full out1920

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > characterized by use of strength

strong?c1225

valiant1531

Herculean1596

Samsonistic1849

Samsonian1861

powerhouse1928

the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > very strong

strongfula1400

steel-stronga1560

Herculean1596

steely1648

1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. P3^v The more than Herculean fury he was in.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 1060 The Danite strong Herculean Samson.

1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1750 I. 123 Addison's style..though comparatively weak, when opposed to Johnson's Herculean vigour.

1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. ix. 11 Robust but not Herculean—to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height.

1891 Spectator 18 Sept. His labours in the cause of science were herculean.

b. transferred. Of things: Strong, powerful, violent.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective]

retheeOE

hotOE

strongOE

woodlyc1000

un-i-rideOE

stoura1122

brathc1175

unridec1175

unrudec1225

starklyc1275

toughc1275

wood1297

ragec1330

unrekena1350

biga1375

furialc1386

outrageousc1390

savagea1393

violenta1393

bremelya1400

snarta1400

wrothlya1400

fightingc1400

runishc1400

dour?a1425

derfc1440

churlousa1450

roida1450

fervent1465

churlish1477

orgulous1483

felona1500

brathfula1522

brathlya1525

fanatic1533

furious1535

boisterous1544

blusterous1548

ungentle1551

sore1563

full-mouthed1594

savage wild1595

Herculean1602

shrill1608

robustious1612

efferous1614

thundering1618

churly1620

ferocient1655

turbulent1656

efferate1684

knock-me-down1760

haggard-wild1786

ensanguined1806

rammish1807

fulminatory1820

riproarious1830

natural1832

survigrous1835

sabre-toothed1849

cataclysmal1861

thunderous1874

fierce1912

cataractal1926

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective]

hardOE

heavyc1000

highOE

highlyOE

stourc1275

largec1330

intensec1400

violent1430

profoundc1450

vehementc1485

intensive1526

advanceda1533

vengeable1532

Herculean1602

well-advanced1602

deep1605

dense1732

abysmal1817

intensitive1835

holy1837

high-level1860

major1942

the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [adjective] > relating to powers or effects of drugs > powerful or vigorous

vehement?1541

rough1598

generous1632

effrenate1657

effrenous1657

drastica1691

Herculean1755

1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge ii. iii. sig. E Let none out-woe me: mine's Herculean woe.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 135 The first (which is the main and Herculean-Argument).

1755 J. Wesley Primitive Physick (ed. 5) 123 The four Herculean Medicines, Opium, the Bark, Steel, and the various Preparations of Quick-silver. Herculean indeed! Far too strong for Common Men to grapple with.

3. Of a labour or task: Difficult or hard to accomplish as Hercules' labours were; requiring the strength of a Hercules; excessive, immense.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or laborious

strongc1175

travailousa1382

laborousc1405

laboriousc1410

travailsome1549

laboursome1551

rigorousa1564

Herculean1594

surly1609

Augean1724

dreich1804

1594 G. Chapman Σκìα Νυκτòς sig. Aij It is an exceeding rapture of delight in the deepe search of knowledge..that maketh men manfully indure th'extremes incident to that Herculean labour.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary To Rdr. sig. ¶5 The adding of these seuerall values in each daies iourny, had been an Herculean labour.

1645 W. Lilly Coll. Anc. & Mod. Prophesies To Rdr. sig. A3 For me to inquire how and by what meanes these preceding Wisemen were partakers so many Ages since of the actions and calamities of these present times, were an Herculean labour.

1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. i. i. 7 Acquiring true Knowledge, that Herculean Labour.

1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 13 An herculean task, to which not one life but many must needs be devoted.

1887 G. W. Hazeltine Early Hist. Ellicott, N.Y. 125 They had already most clearly perceived, that if they were to live and prosper in their wilderness location, a herculean labor was before them.

1938 Times 2 Aug. 11/6 The herculean labour of breaking down the economic barriers between nations.

2004 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 65 668 This monumental new edition represents a Herculean labor.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	herculean
释义	Herculeanadj. /həˈkjuːlɪən/ Etymology: < Latin Herculeus, < Herculēs (see Hercules n.) + -an suffix. Compare French Herculéen. 1. Of or pertaining to Hercules. Herculean pillars, Herculean straits: see Hercules n. 1c. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > of or relating to Hercules Herculean1610 1610 R. Amerie Briefe Relation Shewes in R. Davies Chesters Triumph sig. A3^v Bearing Herculian Clubbes in their hands. 1613 S. Purchas Pilgrimage 233 The Arabike tongue..It is now the most universall in the world..from the Herculean Pillars to the Molluccas. 1647 J. Howell New Vol. of Lett. 119 You have knock'd him down with a kind of Herculean clubb. 1678 R. Cudworth tr. Strabo in True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iii. 141 That the Mediterranean Sea forced open that passage of the Herculean straits. 1803 T. Beddoes Hygëia III. ix. 17 It [epilepsy] was like~wise called the Herculean complaint, an appellation which medical etymologists are puzzled to explain. 2. a. Like Hercules, esp. in strength, courage, or labours; prodigiously powerful or vigorous; gigantic. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > vigour or energy > [adjective] > extremely vigorous Herculean1596 humming1654 whithering1828 survigrous1835 all out1893 whizz-bang1919 full out1920 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > characterized by use of strength strong?c1225 valiant1531 Herculean1596 Samsonistic1849 Samsonian1861 powerhouse1928 the world > life > the body > bodily constitution > bodily strength > [adjective] > very strong strongfula1400 steel-stronga1560 Herculean1596 steely1648 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. P3^v The more than Herculean fury he was in. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 1060 The Danite strong Herculean Samson. View more context for this quotation 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1750 I. 123 Addison's style..though comparatively weak, when opposed to Johnson's Herculean vigour. 1814 Ld. Byron Corsair i. ix. 11 Robust but not Herculean—to the sight No giant frame sets forth his common height. 1891 Spectator 18 Sept. His labours in the cause of science were herculean. b. transferred. Of things: Strong, powerful, violent. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] retheeOE hotOE strongOE woodlyc1000 un-i-rideOE stoura1122 brathc1175 unridec1175 unrudec1225 starklyc1275 toughc1275 wood1297 ragec1330 unrekena1350 biga1375 furialc1386 outrageousc1390 savagea1393 violenta1393 bremelya1400 snarta1400 wrothlya1400 fightingc1400 runishc1400 dour?a1425 derfc1440 churlousa1450 roida1450 fervent1465 churlish1477 orgulous1483 felona1500 brathfula1522 brathlya1525 fanatic1533 furious1535 boisterous1544 blusterous1548 ungentle1551 sore1563 full-mouthed1594 savage wild1595 Herculean1602 shrill1608 robustious1612 efferous1614 thundering1618 churly1620 ferocient1655 turbulent1656 efferate1684 knock-me-down1760 haggard-wild1786 ensanguined1806 rammish1807 fulminatory1820 riproarious1830 natural1832 survigrous1835 sabre-toothed1849 cataclysmal1861 thunderous1874 fierce1912 cataractal1926 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] hardOE heavyc1000 highOE highlyOE stourc1275 largec1330 intensec1400 violent1430 profoundc1450 vehementc1485 intensive1526 advanceda1533 vengeable1532 Herculean1602 well-advanced1602 deep1605 dense1732 abysmal1817 intensitive1835 holy1837 high-level1860 major1942 the world > health and disease > healing > medicines or physic > [adjective] > relating to powers or effects of drugs > powerful or vigorous vehement?1541 rough1598 generous1632 effrenate1657 effrenous1657 drastica1691 Herculean1755 1602 J. Marston Antonios Reuenge ii. iii. sig. E Let none out-woe me: mine's Herculean woe. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 135 The first (which is the main and Herculean-Argument). 1755 J. Wesley Primitive Physick (ed. 5) 123 The four Herculean Medicines, Opium, the Bark, Steel, and the various Preparations of Quick-silver. Herculean indeed! Far too strong for Common Men to grapple with. 3. Of a labour or task: Difficult or hard to accomplish as Hercules' labours were; requiring the strength of a Hercules; excessive, immense. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > types of difficulty > [adjective] > difficult or laborious strongc1175 travailousa1382 laborousc1405 laboriousc1410 travailsome1549 laboursome1551 rigorousa1564 Herculean1594 surly1609 Augean1724 dreich1804 1594 G. Chapman Σκìα Νυκτòς sig. Aij It is an exceeding rapture of delight in the deepe search of knowledge..that maketh men manfully indure th'extremes incident to that Herculean labour. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary To Rdr. sig. ¶5 The adding of these seuerall values in each daies iourny, had been an Herculean labour. 1645 W. Lilly Coll. Anc. & Mod. Prophesies To Rdr. sig. A3 For me to inquire how and by what meanes these preceding Wisemen were partakers so many Ages since of the actions and calamities of these present times, were an Herculean labour. 1732 G. Berkeley Alciphron I. i. i. 7 Acquiring true Knowledge, that Herculean Labour. 1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 13 An herculean task, to which not one life but many must needs be devoted. 1887 G. W. Hazeltine Early Hist. Ellicott, N.Y. 125 They had already most clearly perceived, that if they were to live and prosper in their wilderness location, a herculean labor was before them. 1938 Times 2 Aug. 11/6 The herculean labour of breaking down the economic barriers between nations. 2004 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 65 668 This monumental new edition represents a Herculean labor. 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