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Hellenism.

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.

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Meaning & usage

noun/ˈhɛlənɪzm/
  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.

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  2. The national character or culture of Greece.

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  3. The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.

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  4. The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period. The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.

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  5. A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.

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  6. The modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.

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Where this word comes from

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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