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Classicals orders
(gcide) | Classic \Clas"sic\ (kl[a^]s"s[i^]k), Classical \Clas"sic*al\, a.
[L. classicus relating to the classes of the Roman people,
and especially to the frist class; hence, of the first rank,
superior, from classis class: cf. F. classique. See Class,
n.]
1. Of or relating to the first class or rank, especially in
literature or art.
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Give, as thy last memorial to the age,
One classic drama, and reform the stage. --Byron.
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Mr. Greaves may justly be reckoned a classical
author on this subject [Roman weights and coins].
--Arbuthnot.
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2. Of or pertaining to the ancient Greeks and Romans, esp. to
Greek or Roman authors of the highest rank, or of the
period when their best literature was produced; of or
pertaining to places inhabited by the ancient Greeks and
Romans, or rendered famous by their deeds.
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Though throned midst Latium's classic plains. --Mrs.
Hemans.
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The epithet classical, as applied to ancient
authors, is determined less by the purity of their
style than by the period at which they wrote.
--Brande & C.
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He [Atterbury] directed the classical studies of the
undergraduates of his college. --Macaulay.
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3. Conforming to the best authority in literature and art;
chaste; pure; refined; as, a classical style.
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Classical, provincial, and national synods.
--Macaulay.
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Classicals orders. (Arch.) See under Order.
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