Athenianism
/əˈθiː.ni.ən.ɪzəm/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The veneration of the culture of ancient Athens and the attempt to emulate some of its characteristics. uncountable
"In what degree these descendants show that their Athenianism is subordinate to the thought of the Epistle or the Epistle subordinate to Athenianism is a subject we need not here search into."
Synonyms
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More examples"In what degree these descendants show that their Athenianism is subordinate to the thought of the Epistle or the Epistle subordinate to Athenianism is a subject we need not here search into."
Etymology
From Athenian + -ism.