Hellenistic

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Canada, US, UK/ˌhɛləˈnɪstɪk/Australia/ˌheləˈnɪstɪk/

adjective

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 [*]).

Similar
HellenicHellenistical
OriginGerman hellenistisch ← Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής →
Less commonScrabble 16
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Meanings

adjectiveHellenistic (comparative more Hellenistic, superlative most Hellenistic)

comparative more Hellenistic · superlative most Hellenistic

  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.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiverelating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization

Similar
HellenicHellenistical
Also see
alexandrianhellenichellenistical

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἙλληνιστής“one who uses the Greek language”
  2. Germanhellenistisch
  3. EnglishHellenistic

From German hellenistisch, from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνιστής (Hellēnistḗs, “one who uses the Greek language”), from Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”). By surface analysis, Hellenist + -ic.

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Translations

Catalan hel·lenístic
  • hel·lenísticof or relating to a period of Greek history
Czech helénistický
  • helénistickýof or relating to a period of Greek history
Dutch hellenistisch, hellenistisch
  • hellenistischof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • hellenistischof or relating to a Hellenist
Esperanto helenisma
  • helenismaof or relating to a period of Greek history
Finnish hellenistinen, hellenistinen
  • hellenistinenof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • hellenistinenof or relating to a Hellenist
French hellénistique
  • hellénistiqueof or relating to a period of Greek history
German hellenistisch, hellenistisch
  • hellenistischof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • hellenistischof or relating to a Hellenist
Greek ελληνιστικός, ελληνιστικός
  • ελληνιστικός (ellinistikós)of or relating to a period of Greek history
  • ελληνιστικός (ellinistikós)of or relating to a Hellenist
Hungarian hellenisztikus, hellenisztikus
  • hellenisztikusof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • hellenisztikusof or relating to a Hellenist
Italian ellenista, ellenistico
  • ellenistaof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • ellenisticoof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • ellenistaof or relating to a Hellenist
  • ellenisticoof or relating to a Hellenist
Norwegian Bokmål hellenistisk
  • hellenistiskof or relating to a period of Greek history
Portuguese helenista, helenístico
  • helenistaof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • helenísticoof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • helenistaof or relating to a Hellenist
  • helenísticoof or relating to a Hellenist
Russian эллинисти́ческий, эллинисти́ческий
  • эллинисти́ческий (ellinistíčeskij)of or relating to a period of Greek history
  • эллинисти́ческий (ellinistíčeskij)of or relating to a Hellenist
Spanish helenístico, helenístico
  • helenísticoof or relating to a period of Greek history
  • helenísticoof or relating to a Hellenist

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Hellenistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenistic

MLA

“Hellenistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hellenistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenistic.

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