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Hellenic

[ he-len-ik, -lee-nik ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic ( def 3 ).
Greek ( def 1 ).

Also called Greek. a branch of the Indo-European family of languages, comprising a variety of ancient, medieval, and modern dialects and languages, all of them called Greek.
Katharevusa.

Hellenic

/ hɛˈlɛnɪk; -ˈliː- /

of or relating to the ancient or modern Greeks or their language
See Hellenistic
of or relating to ancient Greece or the Greeks of the classical period (776–323 bc ) Compare Hellenistic
See Greek
another word for Greek

a branch of the Indo-European family of languages consisting of Greek in its various ancient and modern dialects

First recorded in 1635–45; from Greek Hellēnikós “of, pertaining to the Greeks”; Hellene, -ic

Hellenic thought, with its dangerous conclusions, was restated by Pater because "Les fleurs du Mal" had paved the way.

Plato treats the claim of Ionian to rank among the Hellenic modes as somewhat doubtful (Laches, p. 188).

The ideas of the Hellenic mystery-religions may be found to throw light on the language of St. Paul.

This fact alone reveals manners absolutely foreign to Hellenic and Roman civilisation.

In their eyes, it was the Hellenic civilisation overthrowing the presumption of the Western barbarians.

April 18, 2024petrichor

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