he dared to speak out against injustice
1hero — he|ro W3 [ˈhıərəu US ˈhırou] n plural heroes [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: heros, from Greek] 1.) a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave →↑heroine ▪ He had dared to speak out against injustice, and overnight he became a… …
2hero — noun plural heroes (C) 1 a man who is admired for doing something extremely brave: He had dared to speak out against injustice, and overnight he became a national hero. | war hero (=a soldier who was very brave in a war) 2 the man or boy who is… …
3Robert F. Kennedy — Infobox US Cabinet official name= Robert Francis Kennedy caption=Robert F. Kennedy at the White House, 1964 order = United States Senator from New York title= alongside = Jacob K. Javits term start = January 3, 1965 term end = June 6, 1968… …
4biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
5literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
6international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
7religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
8France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
9Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
10Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …