The Collaborative International Dictionary
Historically \His*tor"ic*al*ly\, adv. In the manner of, or in accordance with, history.
Wiktionary
adv. In a historic manner; as has been done most often in the past.
WordNet
adv. throughout history; "historically they have never co-existed peacefully"
with respect to history; "this is historically interesting"
Usage examples of "historically".
They comprised astronomical kaleidoscopes exhibiting the twelve constellations of the zodiac from Aries to Pisces, miniature mechanical orreries, arithmetical gelatine lozenges, geometrical to correspond with zoological biscuits, globemap playing balls, historically costumed dolls.
The two could no longer be united, and historically the Ascenders and the Descenders went virtually their separate ways.
The fact that they are biped has told against them historically - as it seems to have done against biped races everywhere.
General MacArthur has entrusted the Government Section with the historically significant task of drafting a new Constitution for the Japanese people.
Their doctrine was inculcated as truth once historically exemplified by some traditional personage.
The mystical visions themselves, concludes Rabbi Hai Gaon, are all historically true, successors to a long tradition of visionary transformations experienced by biblical saints and prophets in higher states of consciousness.
Bohemia, a Slav kingdom long united historically and dynastically with the Empire, as the home of Huss, welcomed the Reformation warmly, the Brethren turning first to Luther and then to Calvin.
The Krays case was wholly exceptional historically, but this case is not.
This is shown herein, not by abstract formulae and intellectualized theories, but organically and historically.
Historically, Sangge was the Tepa, or Temporal Ruler, of Tibet, and seized absolute power after the death of the Fifth Dalai Lama in 1682, allying himself with Galdan.
In retaking the land for the state he justified the mass murder of peasants as the Will of the People because it was the peasants who had given the Tsardom to Lenin and therefore was it not their Will when he ordered them destroyed rather than relinquishing to them the land which historically was his?
The case put forward by the colonists was historically strong, and there was much to be said for the contention that they were entitled to everything they claimed: on any view they could rightly complain of a cruel injustice, so long as the indolence or incompetence of English diplomacy suffered a debatable land to survive in the teeth of an undebatable argument.
Whether the legend and history of this Degree are historically true, or but an allegory, containing in itself a deeper truth and a profounder meaning, we shall not now debate.
They appeal to us not religiously, not historically, not intellectually, but sensuously and artistically through their rhythmic lines, their palpitating flesh, their beauty of color, and in the light and atmosphere that surround them.
But you understand that, in reality, historically, the Apollo 13 command module successfully landed at Fra Mauro and picked up fragments of breccias several kilometers from the landing site.