Definition of Atticism in English:
Atticism
noun ˈatɪsɪz(ə)mˈædəˌsɪzəm
A word or form characteristic of Attic Greek, regarded as having particular literary elegance.
Example sentencesExamples
- It would seem, in a general way, that Atticism stood for directness, force, and naturalness.
- In later centuries, writers, to demonstrate their erudition, would use forms that had only existed in Attic, ‘Atticisms.
- His language is infinitely graceful; the purest Atticism prevails in it, and he adapts it with great skill to all tones.
- Thus Atticism in the Roman Empire continued to be used long after it became incomprehensible to those without special training.
- It is said that she criticised Pindar for introducing Atticisms into his poems.
Origin
Late 16th century: from Greek Attikismos, from Attikos (see Attic).