Hellenic
- adjective
- /həˈlɛnɪk/
- "The concept of an afterlife in Hell was introduced during the Hellenic period."
- Hellenic Studies
- Journal of Hellenic
- Hellenic Petroleum
Examples
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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.
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We came to be a new Hellenic world, a great one.
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A Hellenic civilization... ...open to all.
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Philip began to plan a great campaign, a Pan Hellenic or all Greek war against the Persian Empire.
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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.
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The Hellenic culture is known for its contributions to philosophy and art during classical times.
Synonyms
Relating to Greece, its people, or their language
About the culture and literature of ancient Greece and Rome
Relating to Greece, its people or culture, often seen in art and buildings
About the art, culture, and history of ancient Greece and Rome
Relating to all Greek people or city-states, especially in ancient Greece
Relating to all Greek people or city-states, especially in ancient times
Compounds
Surface Forms
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.