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Hellenism

hel·le·nism

UK/ˈhɛlənɪzm/ US/ˈhɛlʌˌnɪzʌm/ uncommon

noun

1.

the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization

Origin

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

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