Hellenism

//ˈhɛlənɪzm// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization wordnet
  3. 3
    The national character or culture of Greece. countable, uncountable
  4. 4
    The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.; The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization. countable, uncountable
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  1. 6
    A Greek idiom or turn of phrase. countable, uncountable
  2. 7
    The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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dodekatheismhellenismosolympianism

Etymology

Either via French hellénisme or Latin Hellēnismus or directly from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνισμός (Hellēnismós, “imitation of the Greeks”), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “a Greek”).

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