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philhellenism

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A 19th-century intellectual movement which supported the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 2

Love of Greece or Greek culture.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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noun

Meaning 3

admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: admiration, esteem

History

Etymology

< Ancient Greek φίλος (phílos, “friend, lover”) and ἑλληνισμός (hellēnismós, “hellenism”)

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: filhellenismi — intellectual movement
  • Polish: filhellenizm — intellectual movement