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Hellenism
[ hel-uh-niz-uhm ]
noun
- ancient Greek culture or ideals.
- the imitation or adoption of ancient Greek language, thought, customs, art, etc.:
the Hellenism of Alexandrian Jews.
- the characteristics of Greek culture, especially after the time of Alexander the Great; civilization of the Hellenistic period.
Hellenism
/ ˈhɛlɪˌnɪzəm /
noun
- the principles, ideals, and pursuits associated with classical Greek civilization
- the spirit or national character of the Greeks
- conformity to, imitation of, or devotion to the culture of ancient Greece
- the cosmopolitan civilization of the Hellenistic world
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Even in the best of cases, philologists seek for no more than mere "rationalism" and Alexandrian culture—not Hellenism.
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Hellenism, in other words, is as much a prodigy of beauty as Christianity is a prodigy of sanctity.
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Hellenism was much less worn out than the other religions of the empire.
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The idea of Hellenism is to see things as they are: the idea of Hebraism is conduct and obedience.
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We shall probably be nearer the truth if we suppose that Livius represents the reaction against an already dominant Hellenism.
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