HISTORIC

{ His‐tor″ic (hĭs‐tŏr″ĭk), his‐tor″ic‐al (hĭs‐tŏr″ĭ‐kal), } a. [[L. historicus, Gr. ιστορικὅσ: 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.