Hellenistic

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhɛlɪˈnɪstɪk/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(hel′ə nistik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
Hel•len•is•tic  (hel′ə nistik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. pertaining to Hellenists.
  2. Archaeologyfollowing or resembling Greek usage.
  3. Ancient History, Anthropologyof or pertaining to the Greeks or their language, culture, etc., after the time of Alexander the Great, when Greek characteristics were modified by foreign elements. Cf. Hellenic (def. 1).
  4. Architectureof or pertaining to the architecture of Greece and Greek territories from the late 3rd century through the 1st century b.c., characterized by deviations of various sorts from the proportions and arrangements of the mature Greek orders, particularly in the attenuation of the Doric order, and by innovations in plan and ornamentation.
  5. Fine Artpertaining to or designating the style of the fine arts, esp. sculpture, developed in the area conquered by Alexander the Great from the end of the 4th to the 1st century b.c., chiefly characterized by delicate and highly finished modeling, dramatic, often violent movement of forms in space, representations of extreme emotion, highly individuated characterization, and a wide variety of subject matter. Cf. archaic (def. 4), classical (def. 6).
  • Hellene + -istic 1700–10
Hel′len•isti•cal•ly, adv. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Hellenistic / ˌhɛlɪˈnɪstɪk/, Hellenistical / ˌhɛlɪˈnɪstɪkəl/
  1. characteristic of or relating to Greek civilization in the Mediterranean world, esp from the death of Alexander the Great (323 bc) to the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra (30 bc)
  2. of or relating to the Greeks or to Hellenism
ˌHellenˈistically
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