Meanings
plural Hellenisms · alternative Hellenicism · alternative Hellenisticism
- countableuncountableThe national character or culture of Greece.
- countableuncountableThe culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
- countableuncountableThe admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.
- countablerhetoricuncountableA Greek idiom or turn of phrase.
- countableuncountableThe modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.
Synonyms: Dodekatheism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe modern-day revival of the polytheistic religious system of Ancient Greece.
Origin
- Ancient GreekἙλληνισμός“imitation of the Greeks”
- LatinHellēnismus
- Frenchhellénisme
- EnglishHellenism
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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Catalan hel·lenisme, hel·lenisme
- hel·lenismeadmiration for and adoption of Greek culture
- hel·lenismecharacteristics of ancient Greek culture
- hel·lenismeculture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Chinese Mandarin 希臘多神教 /希腊多神教, 古希臘文化 /古希腊文化
- 希臘多神教 /希腊多神教 (Xīlà duōshénjiào)modern religion
- 古希臘文化 /古希腊文化 (Gǔ Xīlà wénhuà)culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Czech helénismus, helénismus
- helénismuscharacteristics of ancient Greek culture
- helénismusculture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Esperanto helenismo
- helenismoculture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Finnish kreikkalaisuus, hellenismi
- kreikkalaisuusnational character or culture of Greece
- hellenismiadmiration for and adoption of Greek culture
- hellenismiculture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
- kreikkalainen uskontobelief in and worship of Greek gods
- hellenismi (neopagan)belief in and worship of Greek gods
French hellénisme
- hellénismemodern religion
German Hellenismus, Hellenismus
- Hellenismuscharacteristics of ancient Greek culture
- Hellenismusculture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Greek ελληνισμός, ελληνισμός
- ελληνισμός (ellinismós)national character or culture of Greece
- ελληνισμός (ellinismós)characteristics of ancient Greek culture
- ελληνισμός (ellinismós)culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Hebrew יונות
- יונותcharacteristics of ancient Greek culture
Irish Heilléanachas, Heilléanachas
- Heilléanachasadmiration for and adoption of Greek culture
- Heilléanachascharacteristics of ancient Greek culture
- Gréagachascharacteristics of ancient Greek culture
Korean 헬레니스모스, 그리스교
- 헬레니스모스 (helleniseumoseu)modern religion
- 그리스교 (geuriseugyo)modern religion
- 도데카테온교 (dodekate'on'gyo)modern religion
- 올림포스교 (ollimposeugyo)modern religion
- 그리스 민족 종교 (geuriseu minjok jonggyo)modern religion
Latin Dodecatheismus
- Dodecatheismusmodern religion
Persian هلنیسم
- هلنیسمmodern religion
Portuguese helenismo, helenismo
- helenismomodern religion
- helenismoadmiration for and adoption of Greek culture
- helenismoculture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Spanish dodecateísmo, helenismo
- dodecateísmomodern religion
- helenismomodern religion
- helenismoadmiration for and adoption of Greek culture
- helenismoculture and civilization of the Hellenistic period
Cite this entry
Hellenism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenism
“Hellenism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hellenism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenism.
Source: Hellenism on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.