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historical
has definitions from the fields of history,linguistics
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[ adjective ] (history) of or relating to the study of history
Examples "historical scholars" "a historical perspective" Used in print (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 . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (history) belonging to the past; of what is important or famous in the past
Synonyms Examples "historic victories" "historical (or historic) times" "a historical character" Used in print (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 . |
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[ adjective ] (history) 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" Used in print (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 . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (history) belonging to the past
Synonyms Examples "historical (or historic) times" "a historical character" Used in print (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 . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] (linguistics) used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Synonyms Examples "diachronic linguistics" Related terms |
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