What's the difference between bravery and heroism?

Bravery


Definition:

  • (n.) The quality of being brave; fearless; intrepidity.
  • (n.) The act of braving; defiance; bravado.
  • (n.) Splendor; magnificence; showy appearance; ostentation; fine dress.
  • (n.) A showy person; a fine gentleman; a beau.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) I am dismayed at the terrible experience that Wafula Strike had … She is right to bring this matter to the department’s attention and I applaud her bravery for speaking openly about her experience.” The Paralympian condemned Stapleton’s experience: “It’s a real shame that what happened to me is still happening to other people.
  • (2) The charity's chief executive, Javed Khan, said: "Victims of sexual abuse should be praised for their bravery in coming forward, not censured and have their credibility called into question – least of all by the prosecution."
  • (3) "I admire their bravery but I don't see why we are involved in their war.
  • (4) The police are our front line against people who wish to do us harm and it is exactly this type of bravery and dedication shown by these officers that will continue to keep our communities safe and secure.” Keenan said the public should feel confident that the police, the security services and the government were “taking every possible step to ensure their safety and the security of all our communities” and should “remain calm and let the authorities get on with their job”.
  • (5) We are very grateful for the witnesses’ participation, and Dame Linda and Dame Janet were at pains to recognise their bravery in the reports.
  • (6) An era of turbulence, back-stabbing, bravery and brilliance, I knew I wanted it to form the basis for a conspiracy thread in the story.
  • (7) Westminster attack: Theresa May praises 'exceptional bravery' of police and security services - live Read more The Guardian understands the initial working theories of the police investigation are the attacker was inspired by Isis and was most likely a “lone actor”.
  • (8) A behavioral modeling and reinforcement procedure for "bravery training" is presented for assisting young children to cope with fears encountered in a hospital setting.
  • (9) Mandelson has been careful in recent days to praise Miliband for earning a hearing over his bravery in taking on Rupert Murdoch, but said he had not yet replaced New Labour with anything coherent.
  • (10) Ed Miliband said: "This is a tragic and poignant reminder of the sacrifices made by our armed forces in serving our country with bravery and distinction."
  • (11) The atmosphere and the spirit of enthusiasm and dedication is described, as well as the faith, the bravery and the self abnegation with which the Greek soldiers fought in the Albanian mountains and the Greek nurses in their own battle field, in the health care Army establishments for the treatment and relief of the brave wounded and sick warriors.
  • (12) "The absolute key is that at the moment we have extraordinary bravery, as well as sacrifice, intelligence and skill, from British service people and that is tactically making advances, but what is missing is a clear strategy," he told the BBC Radio 4 Today programme.
  • (13) Last Friday, Buhari was in Yola to decorate soldiers for bravery in the counter-insurgency and to visit a camp for people displaced by six years of violence that has resulted in at least 17,000 deaths.
  • (14) The First World War lives on in the passionate poetry it produced, in the plays, novels and chronicles of bravery, loneliness and despair.
  • (15) "I want to praise the bravery of the bus driver who had to deal with this frightening situation," the Ulster Unionist member said.
  • (16) It needed stamina, ice-in-the-veins bravery, cunning, cool judgment and brute determination.
  • (17) Their bravery, dedication and professionalism are second to none."
  • (18) Neave thanked the woman for her testimony, and for her bravery.
  • (19) Last month the opening of a museum in Markowa commemorating the bravery of the Ulma family in saving their Jewish neighbours was fast-tracked.
  • (20) "I admire her for her bravery and courage," said Amir Shakoor in a post.

Heroism


Definition:

  • (n.) The qualities characteristic of a hero, as courage, bravery, fortitude, unselfishness, etc.; the display of such qualities.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Koroma said he was “humbled by the dedication” of 35,000 Ebola response workers “whose heroism is without parallel in the history of our country”.
  • (2) But how about some first-hand heroism over a second-hand table?
  • (3) Donald Trump's loud mouth got him into trouble, and it will get him out | Jeb Lund Read more Despite Trump’s penchant for controversial comments – including disparaging the heroism of Arizona senator John McCain during the Vietnam war, which led to widespread condemnation within his party – Trump has maintained a substantial lead in national polls for the Republican presidential nomination.
  • (4) As the toxicology reports come in post-disaster, the facts of a broken tail mechanism and of Washington's indubitable resourcefulness and heroism (possibly coke-fuelled) during the disaster fade into the background as the full extent of his addictions becomes clear.
  • (5) In The Plague, the stricken protagonists are searching for some way of being human beyond heroism and sanctity.
  • (6) Part of the fascination here is not just the brittleness, or the basic novelty but the sense of hope in Iceland’s managed miracle, a saga of halls, heroism and meticulous small‑island obsession.
  • (7) "By making the hero a girl, he took all that macho stuff out of the equation and that gave him the freedom to examine heroism.
  • (8) Then, as Barnett puts it, there’s the culture of heroism in relief work: humanitarians like to save the day and would much rather do so on their own.
  • (9) There is a substantial section about the Holocaust .’’ Kaczyński, who engineered his party’s landslide parliamentary election victory last October, has devised a “politics of memory’’ policy that aims to highlight Polish heroism and sacrifice throughout history.
  • (10) Marie Colvin's tragic death in Syria this week has brought rightly glowing tributes to the heroism of one of the bravest journalists.
  • (11) They are an outlet for heroism, a reason for lucrative taxation and, with luck, a source of glory.
  • (12) Kobani was the Kurdish Stalingrad, and its defence became a byword for heroism.
  • (13) The town’s successful defence became a byword for heroism.
  • (14) The more astringent sensibility belongs, of course, to Dahl: one born of boarding-school bullying, extreme heroism in the second world war as a fighter ace and the death of a beloved child (to whom he dedicated The BFG).
  • (15) "But Novodvorskaya's heroism concealed the fact that she was a person with a European education and a talented publicist.
  • (16) In a nutshell: Persian heroism Israel – The Urburb Welcome to the 'urburbs' ... the Israel pavilion.
  • (17) It was, he said, "a day to remember all those who lost their lives" on both sides as well as to "salute the heroism of the task force" sent to correct a "profound wrong".
  • (18) It shows crowds of people cheering the heroism of these new pioneers.
  • (19) My dad just did what he was trained to do but, under fire, when it's observed, it's called heroism."
  • (20) Most remain deeply proud of the heroism shown by their colleagues.