Preheroic

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Before becoming a hero. not-comparable

    "This final trial which the hero must endure is motivated by the reappearance of the fraternal rivals who vexed the hero in his earlier, preheroic days."

  2. 2
    Before heroism appeared as a literary motif. not-comparable

Example

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"This final trial which the hero must endure is motivated by the reappearance of the fraternal rivals who vexed the hero in his earlier, preheroic days."

Etymology

From pre- + heroic.

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