heroisms
Deeds of valor
Heroisms is the plural of heroism, referring to multiple instances or types of courageous conduct.
The word appears when distinguishing between different kinds of bravery: the quiet heroisms of everyday caregivers, the various heroisms displayed during wartime.
It emphasizes that heroic behavior takes many forms rather than being a single quality.
Courage in danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- medalsAwards for achievement
- combatArmed hostile engagement
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
gallantry · battlefield · Purple Heart · Victoria Cross · soldiers · veterans · war heroes · fallen
Foundational moral beliefs
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- standing upAssuming vertical posture
- activismDirect effort for reform
dissent · civil disobedience · Mandela · Gandhi · speaking out · defiance · righteousness · conviction
Prioritizing others over oneself
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- rescuersThose who save endangered people
- Good SamaritansPeople helping strangers selflessly
nurses · volunteers · organ donors · caregivers · whistleblowers · bystanders · intervention · lifesaving
Traditional stories or icons
- epicsLong heroic narratives
- questsPurposeful extended journeys
- HerculesLegendary Greek strongman
- BeowulfOld English epic's protagonist
Gilgamesh · Mahabharata · sagas · odysseys · feats · demigods · warriors · champions
Changes in position
- revolutionsTurnovers of power
- uprisingsOrganized resistance movements
- solidarityUnity among allies
- liberationRelease from constraint
independence · freedom fighters · partisans · underground · rebellion · Arab Spring · civil rights · anti-apartheid
valor
Courage in danger
sacrifice · gallantry · battlefield · Purple Heart · Victoria Cross · soldiers · veterans · war heroes · fallen · courage under fire
principles
Foundational moral beliefs
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- standing upAssuming vertical posture
activism · dissent · civil disobedience · Mandela · Gandhi · speaking out · defiance · righteousness · conviction · martyrdom
selflessness
Prioritizing others over oneself
- first respondersPersonnel arriving at emergencies initially
- firefightersEmergency personnel combating blazes
- rescuersThose who save endangered people
Good Samaritans · nurses · volunteers · organ donors · caregivers · whistleblowers · bystanders · intervention · lifesaving · CPR
legends
Traditional stories or icons
Beowulf · Gilgamesh · Mahabharata · sagas · odysseys · feats · demigods · warriors · champions · trials
movements
Changes in position
- revolutionsTurnovers of power
- uprisingsOrganized resistance movements
- solidarityUnity among allies
liberation · independence · freedom fighters · partisans · underground · rebellion · Arab Spring · civil rights · anti-apartheid · communal
heroismscowardice
Absence of bravery
timidity · cravenness · pusillanimity · fearfulness · spinelessness
heroismsvillainy
Criminal or evil behavior
treachery · betrayals · atrocities · cruelties · selfishness
- acts of heroism
- romantic heroismNoble daring driven by feeling
- heroism awardsRecognition for brave deeds