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Epic
EP'IC, a. [L. epicus; Gr. a song, or to speak.] Narrative; containing narration; rehearsing. An epic poem, otherwise called heroic, is a poem which narrates a story, real or fictitious or both, representing, in an elevated style, some signal action or series of actions and events, usually the achievements of some distinguished hero, and intended to form the morals and affect the mind with the love of virtue. The matter of the poem includes the action of the fable, the incidents, episodes, characters, morals and machinery. The form includes the manner of narration, the discourses introduced, descriptions, sentiments, style, versification, figures and other ornaments. The end is to improve the morals, and inspire a love of virtue, bravery and illustrious actions.
epic appears in definitions for these words:
Alexandrine Atomic Claim Discoursive Epic Epictetian Epicure Epicurean Epicureanism Epicurism Epicurize Epicycloidal Epopee Epos Exceed Fable Father Fond Iliad Interlace Luxury Machinery Majestic Materialism Muddle Opposite Particle Preference Principle Quadrate Regular Smellfeast Teach Text Turbith Unity
Alexandrine Atomic Claim Discoursive Epic Epictetian Epicure Epicurean Epicureanism Epicurism Epicurize Epicycloidal Epopee Epos Exceed Fable Father Fond Iliad Interlace Luxury Machinery Majestic Materialism Muddle Opposite Particle Preference Principle Quadrate Regular Smellfeast Teach Text Turbith Unity
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