Dictionary

philhellene en · ADJ

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), corresponding to phil- + Hellene.

Meanings

1. Philhellenic.

Forms

philhellene en · NOUN

Etymology

From Ancient Greek φιλέλλην (philéllēn), corresponding to phil- + Hellene.

Meanings

1. A lover of Greece or Greek culture.
2. (historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29.
   • Some historians have suggested that modern ‘humanitarian intervention’ began with the philhellenes in Greece in the 1820. 2019, Roderick Beaton, Greece: Biography of a Modern Nation, Penguin, published 2020, page 95:

Forms

Translations (11)

fr philhellène (supporter of Greek independence) · el φιλέλληνας (supporter of Greek independence) · de Philhellene (lover of Greek culture) · de Philhellenin (lover of Greek culture) · de Philhellene (supporter of Greek independence) · fi hellenisti (lover of Greek culture) · fi filhelleeni (supporter of Greek independence) · de Philhellenin (supporter of Greek independence) · el φιλέλληνας (lover of Greek culture) · grc φιλέλλην (lover of Greek culture) · fr philhellène (lover of Greek culture)