Dictionary

Hellenism en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhɛlənɪzm/

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) 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. (countable, uncountable) The national character or culture of Greece.
3. (countable, uncountable) The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
4. (countable, uncountable) The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period. ▸ The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.
5. (countable, rhetoric, uncountable) A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.
6. (countable, uncountable) The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.

Forms

Deriveds

Neo-Hellenism · panhellenism

Relateds

Hellenist · Hellenistical · Hellenizer · Hellas · Hellenistic · Helleniser · Hellenization · Hellene · Hellenisation · Hellenize · Hellenise · Hellenic · Hellen

Synonyms

Dodekatheism

Translations (42)

kk эллинизм (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · fa هلنیسم (modern religion) · fr hellénisme (modern religion) · de Hellenismus (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · ko 그리스교 (modern religion) · ka ელენიზმი (admiration for and adoption of Greek culture) · el ελληνισμός (characteristics of ancient Greek culture) · ka ელინიზმი (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · fi kreikkalainen uskonto (belief in and worship of Greek gods) · el ελληνισμός (national character or culture of Greece) · fi kreikkalaisuus (national character or culture of Greece) · eo helenismo (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · fi hellenismi (neopagan) (belief in and worship of Greek gods) · de Hellenismus (characteristics of ancient Greek culture) · ga Heilléanachas (admiration for and adoption of Greek culture) · pt helenismo (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · gl helenismo (admiration for and adoption of Greek culture) · ca hel·lenisme (characteristics of ancient Greek culture) · pt helenismo (admiration for and adoption of Greek culture) · el ελληνισμός (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · gl helenismo (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · ko 올림포스교 (modern religion) · fi hellenismi (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · cmn 希臘多神教 /希腊多神教 (modern religion) · ga Heilléanachas (characteristics of ancient Greek culture) · es dodecateísmo (modern religion) · ko 도데카테온교 (modern religion) · cmn 古希臘文化 /古希腊文化 (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · la Dodecatheismus (modern religion) · ko 그리스 민족 종교 (modern religion) · he יונות (characteristics of ancient Greek culture) · es helenismo (modern religion) · ca hel·lenisme (admiration for and adoption of Greek culture) · fi hellenismi (admiration for and adoption of Greek culture) · es helenismo (admiration for and adoption of Greek culture) · ga Gréagachas (characteristics of ancient Greek culture) · cs helénismus (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · ca hel·lenisme (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · es helenismo (culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period) · cs helénismus (characteristics of ancient Greek culture) · ko 헬레니스모스 (modern religion) · pt helenismo (modern religion)