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Hellenic

Hellenic

3 8.6
Relating to ancient Greece, its people, or culture
  • adjective
  • /həˈlɛnɪk/
translation icon : helénico
  • "The concept of an afterlife in Hell was introduced during the Hellenic period."
  • Hellenic Studies
  • Journal of Hellenic
  • Hellenic Petroleum

Examples

  • A model for such study is Herodotus, eager to learn from both Hellenic and foreign ways and for that very reason compelled to judge among them.

    Academic text (1998)
  • This colony was established from the first as a Pan Hellenic colony.

  • We came to be a new Hellenic world, a great one.

  • A Hellenic civilization... ...open to all.

  • Philip began to plan a great campaign, a Pan Hellenic or all Greek war against the Persian Empire.

  • The interdisciplinary approach is the basis of the new Hellenic school curriculum, and teachers are responsible for implementing the proposed programs.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Thessalonika, a city rich in Hellenic culture and heritage, has a recorded history that spans more than 2,300 years.

    Blog text (4)
  • For Hawthorne, beauty in males proceeds from a Hellenic basis, as most of his attractive males are cast in a Greco-Roman mode.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Then, we don't know precisely when, but there were important Pan Hellenic games at near Corinth, the Ismian Games.

  • The Hellenic culture is known for its contributions to philosophy and art during classical times.

Synonyms

Greek
vsHellenic
432 1.0

Relating to Greece, its people, or their language

focuses on the ancient civilization and its culture
classical
vsHellenic
32 5.1

About the culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome

focuses only on the Greek side of that period
Grecian
vsHellenic
  • Literature
8 6.9

Relating to Greece, its people or culture, often seen in art and buildings

is broader, covering the whole ancient civilization not just art
Greco-Roman
vsHellenic
4 6.7

About the art, culture, and history of ancient Greece and Rome

applies only to the Greek portion rather than both civilizations
Panhellenic
vsHellenic
1 9.9

Relating to all Greek people or city-states, especially in ancient Greece

is about ancient culture generally rather than political unity
Pan-Hellenic
vsHellenic
1 9.9

Relating to all Greek people or city-states, especially in ancient times

is identical in sense while differing only in spelling form

Compounds

Hellenic language
  • Specialized
9.6

A group of languages that includes ancient and modern Greek

A country in southeastern Europe commonly known as Greece

Surface Forms

Hellenic positive

Morphology

Hellenic = Hellenes (transparent) = hellen + ic

The adjective is formed with the productive suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to' and it directly refers to the Hellenes (Greeks), so the derivation is predictable.

Etymology

Hellenic comes from the name the Greeks use for their country, Hellas, and for themselves, Hellenes, which mean 'Greece' and 'Greeks'. So when we call art or ideas 'Hellenic' we mean they are from ancient Greece, its people, or its culture.