Definition of histerical
1. historical [ a ] of or relating to the study of history
Examples:
"historical scholars"
"a historical perspective"
(The Christian Science Monitor,...)
NBC had gathered a_lot of historical material which it was eager to share .
(Edward E. Kelly, S.J., "Christian Unity in England"...)
On my first Guy_Fawkes_Day here , I found Catholics as well as non Catholics celebrating with the traditional fireworks and bonfires , and was told that most Englishmen either do not know or are not concerned with the historical significance of the day .
(Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)
She was the widow of a writer who had died in an airplane crash , and Mickie had found her a job as head of the historical section of the Treasury .
Synonyms historical Related Terms ahistorical history2. historical [ a ] belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
Examples:
"historic victories"
"historical (or historic) times"
"a historical character"
(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)
The historical sign tells its story , but nothing gets interest across as well as some of the original historical items or places themselves which still have the character of the period covered .
Synonyms historical historic Related Terms past history history3. historical [ a ] having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendary
Examples:
"the historical Jesus"
"doubt that a historical Camelot every existed"
"actual historical events"
(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)
To be the Savior and the Lord , Jesus_Christ has to be a historical individual with a biography all his own ; he dare not be a cosmic aeon that swoops to earth for_a_while but never identifies itself with man 's history .
Yet this utterly individual historical person must also contain within himself the common history of mankind .
Historical existence is a created good .
Synonyms historical Related Terms real4. historical [ a ] belonging to the past
Examples:
"historical (or historic) times"
"a historical character"
(Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)
As represented by a spiral , history may , in_some_sense , be said to repeat itself ; yet each historical event remains unique .
(Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)
Each area has its own historical interests with which much can be done .
The historical sign tells its story , but nothing gets interest across as well as some of the original historical items or places themselves which still have the character of the period covered .
(Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)
If , as a home_movie maker , you shoot the inevitable footage of your child taking its first steps , you have merely recorded an historical event .
Synonyms historical historic Related Terms past5. historical [ a ] used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Examples:
"diachronic linguistics"
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