Hellenistical

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Culture and style of ancient Greece after Alexander the Great that affected art and ideas

adjective
/ˌhɛlɪˈnɪstɪkəl/

: helénistico

The Hellenistical period was marked by the spread of Greek culture.

Examples

The architecture of the building drew heavily on Hellenistical principles and motifs.
He wrote several articles examining the Hellenistical elements in early Christian art.
Her Hellenistical studies focused particularly on the influence of Greek philosophy on Roman thinkers.
Many Hellenistical philosophers influenced modern thought.
The architecture of the building drew heavily on Hellenistical principles and motifs.
Her Hellenistical studies focused particularly on the influence of Greek philosophy on Roman thinkers.
He wrote several articles examining the Hellenistical elements in early Christian art.

Synonyms

Hellenistic

vsHellenistical

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Relating to Greek culture and art after Alexander the Great

is an alternative form used for the same historical period

Alexandrian

vsHellenistical

Formal

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Relating to Alexander the Great or his empire

is broader, about Greek civilization after the conquests, not only the ruler's empire

Surface Forms

Hellenistical positive

Morphology

Hellenistical = Hellenistic (transparent) = hellen + istic + al

Formed by adding the suffix '-al' to the adjective 'Hellenistic'; the meaning is a straightforward adjectival variant and is directly related to the immediate base.

Etymology

Hellenistical comes from the Greek name Hellas, which means 'Greece' or 'the Greeks'. It refers to the time after Alexander the Great when Greek ideas and styles spread across many lands, so Hellenistical means 'like the Greek culture of that period'.