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historical
[hi-stawr-i-kuhl, -stor-]
adjective
of, relating to, treating, or characteristic of history or past events.
historical records;
historical research.
based on or reconstructed from an event, custom, style, etc., in the past.
a historical reenactment of the battle of Gettysburg.
having once existed or lived in the real world, as opposed to being part of legend or fiction or as distinguished from religious belief.
Scholars doubt that a historical Camelot ever existed.
Her thesis was an overview of how theologians have studied the historical Jesus.
Synonyms: ,narrated or mentioned in history; belonging to the past.
He cited several historical examples of international conflict resolution.
relating to or involving analysis based on a comparison among several periods of development of a phenomenon, as in language or economics.
She taught a course in historical linguistics.
historical
/ ɪˈɒɪə /
adjective
belonging to or typical of the study of history
historical methods
concerned with or treating of events of the past
historical accounts
based on or constituting factual material as distinct from legend or supposition
based on or inspired by history
a historical novel
occurring or prominent in history
a less common word for historic
Other Word Forms
- historically adverb
- historicalness noun
- antihistorical adjective
- antihistoricalness noun
- nonhistorical adjective
- nonhistoricalness noun
- pseudohistorical adjective
- quasi-historical adjective
- semihistorical adjective
- superhistorical adjective
- unhistorical adjective
- ˈٴǰԱ noun
- ˈٴǰ adverb
Word History and Origins
Origin of historical1
Example Sentences
The flurry of immigration raids across Los Angeles in recent days has cast a pall over the historical Fashion District in downtown.
The judges called the book an "astonishing debut... a masterful blend of history, suspense and historical authenticity".
Calling “Amadeus” one of the great pieces of historical fiction for theater, Feldman said it’s a show he’s been planning for the Playhouse for quite some time.
"No serious city builds a modern future by demolishing its historical centres and cultural monuments," says Estela Radonjic Zivkov, the former deputy director of Serbia's Republic Institute for the Protection of Monuments.
He was also a lecturer at the prestigious Sorbonne University in Paris, with access to Versailles Palace's historical records, including inventories of royal furniture which had existed at the palace in the 18th Century.
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