Meaning of historical in English
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Pronunciation
/hɪˈstɔrək(ə)l/US accent
UK accent
to browse different examples of pronunciation.Classifying Adjective
historicalDefinitions
1. having once lived or existed or taken place in the real world as distinct from being legendaryExamples
- « the historical Jesus »
- « doubt that a historical Camelot every existed »
- « actual historical events »
Synonyms
- 2. belonging to the past
Examples
- « of what is important or famous in the past »
- « historic victories »
- « historical (or historic) times »
- « a historical character »
Synonyms
Qualitative Adjective
historicalEtymology
late Middle English: via Latin from Greek historikos (see historic)Definitions
1. of or relating to the study of historyExamples
- « historical scholars »
- « a historical perspective »
Antonyms
- 2. used of the study of a phenomenon (especially language) as it changes through time
Examples
- « diachronic linguistics »
Antonyms
Famous quotes
- « The supernatural birth of Christ, his miracles, his resurrection and ascension, remain eternal truths, whatever doubts may be cast on their reality as historical facts. » David Friedrich Strauss
- « On the basis of biological, sociological, and historical knowledge, we should recognize that the individual self is subject to death or decay, but the sum total of individual achievement, for better or worse, lives on in the immortality of The Larger. » Hu Shih
- « After all, the past is our only real guide to the future, and historical analogies are instruments for distilling and organizing the past and converting it to a map by which we can navigate. » Michael Mandelbaum
- « It's a very good historical book about history. » Dan Quayle
- « I think the importance of doing activist work is precisely because it allows you to give back and to consider yourself not as a single individual who may have achieved whatever but to be a part of an ongoing historical movement. » Angela Davis