characteristic of or relating to Greek civilization in the Mediterranean world, esp from the death of Alexander the Great (323 bc) to the defeat of Antony and Cleopatra (30 bc)
2.
of or relating to the Greeks or to Hellenism
Derived forms
Hellenistically (ˌHellenˈistically)
adverb
Hellenistic in American English
(ˌhɛlənˈɪstɪk)
adjective
1.
of or characteristic of Hellenists or Hellenism
2.
of Greek history, language, and culture after the death of Alexander the Great (323 b.c.)