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Definition of Hellenic
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the ancient Greek and Roman cultures. "Classical mythology"
2. Noun. The Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages.
Generic synonyms: Indo-european, Indo-european Language, Indo-hittite
Specialized synonyms: Modern Greek, New Greek, Late Greek, Byzantine Greek, Medieval Greek, Middle Greek, Koine, Ancient Greek
Geographical relationships: Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic
Derivative terms: Greek
3. Adjective. Relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization.
Partainyms: Hellenism, Hellenism, Hellenism
Derivative terms: Hellenism, Hellenism
4. Adjective. Of or relating to or characteristic of Greece or the Greeks or the Greek language. "A Grecian robe"
Partainyms: Greece, Greece, Greece
Derivative terms: Greek, Greek, Greek, Hellene
Definition of Hellenic
1. a. Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian.
2. n. The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.
Definition of Hellenic
1. Adjective. Of or relating to the ancient Greek culture and civilization before the Hellenistic period. ¹
2. Adjective. Of or relating to Hellas (Greece) or the Hellenes (Greeks). ¹
3. Proper noun. The Greek language and its dialects from the earliest records (Linear B inscriptions, about 1600-1300 (B.C.E.)) to the present Modern Greek. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hellenic
Literary usage of Hellenic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1917)
"THE hellenic CRISIS FROM THE POINT OF VIEW OF CONSTITUTIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL
LAW1 PART II THE summary review in the previous article of the historical ..."
2. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, George Walter Prothero, Sir Adolphus William Ward (1907)
"Like so many subsequent revolutionary agitations, the hellenic movement, which
culminated ... The hellenic foundation survived, but overlaid with elements ..."
3. Historical Survey of Pre-Christian Education by Simon Somerville Laurie (1907)
"I have in view the highest type of the hellenic spirit — the Athenian. ...
The physical characteristics of the home of the hellenic races — the variety of ..."
4. Energy Policies of IEA Countries by International Energy Agency (1998)
"Although the state petroleum company hellenic Petroleum has a predominant position,
the Greek oil market has been open to competition in all segments since ..."
5. A History of Greece: From the Earliest Period to the Close of the Generation by George Grote (1862)
"OUTLYING hellenic CITIES. 1. IN GAUL AND SPAIN. 2. ON THE COAST OF THE EUXINE.
To complete the picture of the hellenic world while yet in its period of full ..."
6. The Growth and Influence of Classical Greek Poetry: Lectures Delivered in by Richard Claverhouse Jebb (1893)
"In the first place, — how foreign to all the sacerdotal traditions of the East
is the hellenic manner of dealing with religion! The hellenic gods and ..."
7. The Outline of History: Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind by Herbert George Wells (1922)
"The hellenic Peoples. § 2. Distinctive Features of hellenic Civilization. § 3.
Monarchy, Aristocracy, and Democracy in Greece. § 4. The Kingdom of Lydia. ..."
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