Hellenism
/ˈhɛlənɪzm/
Meaning
Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.
Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
The national character or culture of Greece.
A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.
The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.
Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
The national character or culture of Greece.
A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.
The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.
Word Forms
Hellenisms
Hellenicism
Hellenisticism
Etymology
Either via French hellénisme or Latin Hellēnismus or directly from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνισμός (Hellēnismós, “imitation of the Greeks”), from Ἕλλην (Héllēn, “a Greek”).