Complete Definition of "Hellenistic"

English

Etymology
From German hellenistisch, from Gr. ελληνι��ικ�� (hellenistikos) "of or relating to the Hellenistic period", from Ancient Greek �λλά� (Hellas) "Greece".

Adjective
Hellenistic

  1. Of or relating to the period of the Greek culture, history, or art after the death of Alexander the Great (323 B.C.E.) to the defeat of Cleopatra and Mark Antony by Octavian (31 B.C.E.)
  2. Of or relating to a Hellenist.

Derived terms
Hellenistical

Related terms
Hellas
Helladic
Hellen
Hellene
Hellenic
Hellenisation or Hellenization
Hellenise or Hellenize
Helleniser or Hellenizer
Hellenism
Hellenist

Translations
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Dutch: hellenistisch
German: Hellenistisch
Greek: �λληνι��ικ�� (Hellenistikos) m

el:Hellenistic

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