Hellenistical adj 1: relating to or characteristic of the classical Greek civilization [syn: {Hellenic}, {Hellenistic}, {Hellenistical}]
Hellenistic \Hel`le*nis"tic\, Hellenistical \Hel`le*nis"tic*al\, a. [Cf. F. Hell['e]nistique.] Pertaining to the Hellenists. [1913 Webster] {Hellenistic language}, {Hellenistic dialect}, or {Hellenistic idiom}, the Greek spoken or used by the Jews who lived in countries where the Greek language prevailed; the Jewish-Greek dialect or idiom of the Septuagint. [1913 Webster]