Hellenophile

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noun

Someone who has a love of Greece or Greek culture, either Ancient or Modern.

Similar
Graeculusphilhellenephilhellenic
Opposite
Hellenophobe
OriginAncient Greek Ἑλλάς →
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Meanings

nounHellenophile (plural Hellenophiles)

plural Hellenophiles

  1. Someone who has a love of Greece or Greek culture, either Ancient or Modern.

    Synonyms: Graeculus, philhellene

adjectiveHellenophile (comparative more Hellenophile, superlative most Hellenophile)

comparative more Hellenophile · superlative most Hellenophile

  1. Loving Greece and/or Greek culture.

    Synonyms: philhellenic, philhellene

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who has a love of Greece or Greek culture, either Ancient or Modern.

Similar
Graeculusphilhellene

adjectiveLoving Greece and/or Greek culture.

Similar
philhellenicphilhellene
Opposite
Hellenophobe

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἙλλάς“Greece”
  2. EnglishHellenophile

From Helleno- + -phile, from Ancient Greek Ἑλλάς (Hellás, “Greece”).

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Translations

German hellenophil
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Cite this entry
APA

Hellenophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenophile

MLA

“Hellenophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenophile. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Hellenophile,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hellenophile.

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