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atticist

|at-tic-ist|

/ˈætɪsɪst/

supporter of Attic/Atticism

Etymology

Etymology Information

'atticist' originates from 'Attic' + the agent suffix '-ist', where 'Attic' comes from Latin 'Atticus' and Greek 'Attikos', meaning 'of Attica' (the region around Athens).

Historical Evolution

'atticist' developed by combining the adjective 'Attic' (borrowed into English via Latin 'Atticus' from Greek 'Attikos') with the suffix '-ist' to denote a person who advocates or practices the Attic style; it came into English usage to name proponents of Atticism.

Meaning Changes

Initially associated with things 'of Attica' or 'Attic' in origin, the term evolved to mean 'a proponent or imitator of the Attic (classical Athenian) literary or linguistic style.'

Meanings by Part of Speech

Noun 1

a follower or advocate of Atticism; someone who favors or imitates the classical Attic style in language or literature.

He was an atticist who insisted that writers should emulate the clarity of classical Attic prose.

Synonyms

advocate of Atticismpurist classicist

Antonyms

modernist innovator

Noun 2

a scholar or writer who studies, writes in, or promotes the Attic dialect of ancient Greek or the Attic literary manner.

As an atticist, she specialized in translating texts written in Attic Greek.

Synonyms