Philhellenic
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Loving Greece or Greek culture.
"These ancient treasures, together with historic photographs of the major excavations, aerial panoramas of splendid sites, old watercolors and lithographs, and 19th-century architectural renderings, are enough to leave a deep impression on anyone with a drop of philhellenic blood."
- 2 Specifically, supportive of Greek national independence. historical
"In France, where philhellenic sentiment reached a peak at this time, the government was secretly building warships for the Egyptian fleet and even sent French officers as advisors to accompany them when they went into service in 1827."
- 1 characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things wordnet
Example
More examples"These ancient treasures, together with historic photographs of the major excavations, aerial panoramas of splendid sites, old watercolors and lithographs, and 19th-century architectural renderings, are enough to leave a deep impression on anyone with a drop of philhellenic blood."
Etymology
From phil- + Hellenic.
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