hēˈrōize or hēˈrōise transitive verb

1. To treat as a hero, make a hero of
2. To glorify

hērōˈon noun

1. A temple dedicated to a hero
2. A temple-shaped tomb or monument

hēˈroship noun

The state of being a hero

heroic age noun

Any semi-mythical period when heroes or demigods were represented as living among men

heroic couplet noun

A pair of rhyming lines of heroic verse

herōˈi-comic or herōˈi-comical adjective

1. Consisting of a mixture of heroic and comic
2. High burlesque

heroic poem noun

1. An epic
2. A compromise between epic and romance which flourished in the 16c and 17c

heroic remedy noun

Treatment that may kill or cure

hero'ic-size adjective

(in sculpture) larger than life-size, but less than colossal

heroic verse noun

The form of verse in which the exploits of heroes are celebrated (in classical poetry, the hexameter; in English, the iambic pentameter, esp in couplets; in French, the alexandrine)

heˈro-worship noun

1. The worship of heroes
2. Excessive admiration of the great, or of anyone

transitive verb

1. To worship a hero or heroes
2. To admire (someone) excessively