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Definition of Lionhearted
1. Adjective. Extraordinarily courageous.
Definition of Lionhearted
1. a. Very brave; brave and magnanimous.
Definition of Lionhearted
1. Adjective. Brave, courageous. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lionhearted
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lionhearted
Literary usage of Lionhearted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of Germany in the Middle Ages by Ernest Flagg Henderson (1894)
"The capture of the English King, Richard the Lionhearted, by Duke Leopold of Austria,
... Capture of Richard Lionhearted. Two sides to the question. ..."
2. A General History of the Christian Era: For Catholic Colleges and Reading by Anthony Guggenberger (1900)
"The party of John vanished at once, as soon as the lionhearted king returned to
the shores ... Mortally wounded the lionhearted king, generous to the last, ..."
3. Cyprus by Samantha Stenzel (1999)
"Richard the Lionhearted ( 1191-1192) When the Byzantine Empire waned in the late
12th century. ... Richard the Lionhearted of England overran the island. ..."
4. The History of England from the Accession of James II. by Thomas Babington Macaulay Macaulay, Samuel Austin Allibone (1875)
"... Horatius defending the bridge against an army, Richard the Lionhearted spurring
along the whole Saracen line with- * Berwick ; Saint Simon; Burnet, i. ..."
5. The North American Review by Making of America Project, Jared Sparks, Edward Everett, James Russell Lowell, Henry Cabot Lodge (1826)
"... every one confesses a heightened interest and a new delight, when he sees the
pedantic James, the haughty Elizabeth, and the lionhearted Richard, ..."
6. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"However, Richard the Lionhearted tore down the Austrian banner at the storming
of Ascalon and the enraged duke went home at once. ..."
7. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1920)
"When Henry II died, Richard I came to the throne, and he is endeared to us in
many a favorite book, under the lille "Coeur de Lion" or "Lionhearted. ..."
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