Hel|len|ist

Hel|len|ist
Hel|len|ist «HEHL uh nihst», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a scholar skilled in the ancient Greek language, literature, and culture.
2. a person who uses or imitates Greek language, ideals, or customs, especially a Jew who after the conquests of Alexander the Great in the 300's B.C. came under Greek influence.
3. one of the Byzantine Greeks who contributed to the revival of classical learning in Europe during the Renaissance.
–adj.
= Hellenistic. (Cf. ↑Hellenistic)
╂[< Greek Hellēnist one who imitates the Hellenes]

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  • Pan|hel´len|ist — Pan|hel|len|ism «pan HEHL uh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the idea or principle of a political union of all Greeks. 2. belief in or support of this principle. –Pan|hel´len|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • phil|hel|len|ist — «fihl HEHL uh nihst, FIHL huh LEE », noun. = philhellene. (Cf. ↑philhellene) …   Useful english dictionary

  • Pan|hel|len|ism — «pan HEHL uh nihz uhm», noun. 1. the idea or principle of a political union of all Greeks. 2. belief in or support of this principle. –Pan|hel´len|ist, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • len — aben·len; al·len·ic; al·len; al·len·tan·do; al·len·town; amil·len·ni·al; amil·len·ni·al·ism; amil·len·ni·al·ist; aph·e·len·chi·dae; aph·e·len·choi·des; aph·e·len·chus; ca·len·dra; ca·len·dri·cal; ca·len·du·la; ca·len·du·lin; cam·er·len·go;… …   English syllables

  • hel — an·glo·hel·ve·ti·um; asc·hel·min·thes; coel·hel·minth; coel·hel·min·thes; hel·arc·tos; hel·beh; hel·den·tenor; hel·e·na; hel·e·nalin; hel·en; hel·e·och·a·ris; hel·eo·plankton; hel·e·pole; hel·i·chryse; hel·i·chry·sum; hel·i·ci·na; hel·i·cline;… …   English syllables

  • Hellenist — Hel•len•ist [[t]ˈhɛl ə nɪst[/t]] n. 1) anh a person, esp. in ancient times, adopting Greek speech, ideas, or customs 2) a person who admires or studies Greek civilization • Etymology: 1605–15; < Gk …   From formal English to slang

  • phil — phil·a·del·phia; phil·a·del·phus; phil·a·mot; phil·an·thrope; phil·an·throp·ic; phil·an·tom·ba; phil·a·tel·ic; phil·e·nor; phil·e·pit·ta; phil·e·tai·rus; phil·hel·len·ic; phil·hel·len·ism; phil·hel·len·ist; phil·ia; phil·i·a·ter; …   English syllables

  • Panhellenism — Pan•hel•len•ism [[t]pænˈhɛl əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. gov the idea or advocacy of a political union of all Greeks • Etymology: 1855–60 Pan•hel′len•ist, n …   From formal English to slang

  • Hellenist — Hel len*ist, n. [Gr. ?: cf. F. Hell[ e]niste.] 1. One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Panhellenist — Pan*hel len*ist, n. An advocate of Panhellenism. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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