Heroic vs Righteous - What's the difference?
heroic | righteous |
Of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble
Courageous; displaying heroism.
free from sin or guilt
moral and virtuous, suggesting sanctimonious
justified morally
(slang, US) awesome
To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.
* 2009 , (Diarmaid MacCulloch), A History of Christianity , Penguin 2010, p. 101:
As adjectives the difference between heroic and righteous
is that heroic is of or relating to a hero or heroine; supremely noble while righteous is free from sin or guilt.As a verb righteous is
to make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin.heroic
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Alternative forms
* heroickAdjective
(en adjective)- heroic deeds
- RAUBENHEIMER NO v TRUSTEES, JOHANNES BREDENKAMP TRUST, AND OTHERS 2006 (1) SA 124 (C) "The original cottage was said to appear on a well-known painting, dating back to 1863, of the American pirate ship, the Alabama, leaving Table Bay. It was also believed to feature in the story of the heroic Wolraad Woltemade who, in 1773, lost his life and that of his horse after valiantly saving 14 shipwrecked persons. This was said to have taken place within sight and full view of the house. The second respondent called this historical link into question, averring that the house was probably not yet built in 1773 while Woltemade's heroics were believed to have taken place in the vicinity of the Salt River mouth, some 10 km away.
Antonyms
* cowardlyDerived terms
* heroics * heroicallyAnagrams
* ----righteous
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Alternative forms
* (l), (l)Adjective
(en adjective)Derived terms
* righteousness * self-righteousVerb
(es)- Thus for the purposes of being ‘righteoused ’, the Law was irrelevant; yet Paul could not bear to see all the Law disappear.