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Hellenism

/ˈhɛlənɪzm/

Hellenism noun: any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, religion, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.

Noun

Hellenism (countable and uncountable, plural Hellenisms)

  1. Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, religion, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
  2. The national character or culture of Greece.
  3. The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
    1. The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.
  4. (rhetoric) A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.
  5. The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.
    Synonyms:
    Dodekatheism

Hellenism meaning in Persian

Hellenism in Persian

modern religion
هلنیسم

Synonyms of Hellenism

Forms of Hellenism

pluralHellenisms
alternative formHellenicism
alternative formHellenisticism

Origin of Hellenism

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

Words formed from Hellenism

Questions about Hellenism

What does Hellenism mean?
Hellenism means any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, religion, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
What is Hellenism in Persian?
Hellenism in Persian is هلنیسم. See Hellenism meaning in Persian.
What part of speech is Hellenism?
Hellenism is a noun.
How do you pronounce Hellenism?
Hellenism is pronounced /ˈhɛlənɪzm/.
What is the plural of Hellenism?
The plural of Hellenism is Hellenisms.

Words near Hellenism in the dictionary

  1. hellenised
  2. Helleniser
  3. Hellenisers
  4. hellenises
  5. hellenising
  6. Hellenism
  7. Hellenismos
  8. Hellenisms
  9. Hellenist
  10. Hellenistic
  11. Hellenistic Greek

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