Hellenize
verb (used with object)
to make Greek in character.
Hellenization
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a word derived from
Hellenize.
Example Sentences
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The Seleucids exerted their influence through Hellenization, the spread of Greek art, architecture, and religion.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 7, 2023
The Apocrypha's texts make it clear that the battle against Hellenization was in fact a kulturkampf among the Jews themselves.
From Slate ● Nov. 28, 2013
During Alexander’s own reign, we cannot trace any progress in the Hellenization of the interior, Greek cities of the Diadochi. nor can we prove here his activity as a builder of cities.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various
Hence it was only in islands, such as Sicily or Cyprus, that the process of Hellenization was complete.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various
We are to-day in the midst of a movement likely to surpass the period of Hellenization in duration and extent.
From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Paul Rosenfeld
