Hellenisation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The adoption of Greek manners and culture UK
  2. 2
    The act of causing a culture to become Greek UK
  3. 3
    The act of Hellenizing, making something Greek or Hellenistic in form or character, (cf. Latinize) such as by coining a word with Greek roots to express a concept that otherwise might be expressed in modern vernacular UK

    "The practice of divination using mirrors was called Catoptromancy, a name derived from the Greek word katroptron, which means “mirror”, or “reflection”; [emphasis added]"

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greekification

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"The practice of divination using mirrors was called Catoptromancy, a name derived from the Greek word katroptron, which means “mirror”, or “reflection”; [emphasis added]"

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