Definition of Historical. Meaning of Historical. Synonyms of Historical

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Definition of Historical

Historical
Historic His*tor"ic, Historical His*tor"ic*al, a. [L. historicus, Gr. ?: cf. F. historique. See History.] Of or pertaining to history, or the record of past events; as, an historical poem; the historic page. -- His*tor"ic*al*ness, n. -- His*to*ric"i*ty, n. There warriors frowning in historic brass. --Pope. Historical painting, that branch of painting which represents the events of history. Historical sense, that meaning of a passage which is deduced from the circumstances of time, place, etc., under which it was written. The historic sense, the capacity to conceive and represent the unity and significance of a past era or age.

Meaning of Historical from wikipedia

- remembered and preserved in some authentic form constitute the historical record. The task of historical discourse is to identify the sources which can most usefully...
- Historical fiction is a literary genre in which the plot takes place in a setting located in the past. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym...
- Historical criticism, also known as the historical-critical method or higher criticism, is a branch of criticism that investigates the origins of ancient...
- Historical method comprises the techniques and guidelines by which historians use primary sources and other evidence, including the evidence of archaeology...
- Historical Dictionary of Switzerland is an encyclopedia on the history of Switzerland that aims to take into account the results of modern historical...
- In historiography, the term historical revisionism identifies the re-interpretation of the historical record. It usually means challenging the orthodox...
- In accounting, an economic item's historical cost is the original nominal monetary value of that item. Historical cost accounting involves reporting ****ets...
- Historical linguistics, also called diachronic linguistics, is the scientific study of language change over time. Prin****l concerns of historical linguistics...
- The term historical Jesus refers to attempts to "reconstruct the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth by critical historical methods", in "contrast...
- Historical particularism (coined by Marvin Harris in 1968) is widely considered the first American anthropological school of thought. Closely ****ociated...
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