Hellenistic
adjCA, US, UK /ˌhɛləˈnɪstɪk/ · AU /ˌheləˈnɪstɪk/
Etymology From German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the Greek language”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). By surface analysis, Hellenist + -ic.
1
Of or pertaining to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art from after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 BCE—though this is often debated, and can range from 146 BCE to 330 CE [*]).
2
Of or pertaining to a Hellenist.
- Derived terms
- Hellenistical
- Related terms
- Helladic, Hellas, Hellen, Hellene, Hellenic, Hellenisation, Hellenization, Hellenise, Hellenize, Helleniser, Hellenizer, Hellenism, Hellenist, Hellenistic Greek