Etymology

Hellenism

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Today it means: 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. Full definition →

French hellénisme ← Latin Hellēnismus ← Ancient Greek Ἑλληνισμός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromἙλληνισμός“imitation of the Greeks”
  2. Latin · derived fromHellēnismus
  3. French · derived fromhellénisme
  4. English todayHellenism

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.