Panhellenism

American  

[pan-hel-uh-niz-uhm] / pænˈhɛl əˌnɪz əm /

noun

1. the idea or advocacy of a union of all Greeks in one political body.

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Panhellenism British  

/ ˌpænˈhɛlɪˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the principle of or support for the union of all Greeks or all Greece

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Other Word Forms

• Panhellenist noun
• Panhellenistic adjective

Etymology

Origin of Panhellenism

First recorded in 1855–60; pan- + Hellenism

Example Sentences

Panhellenism was realised for the first time, and then but imperfectly, by Alexander the Great.

From Plato and Platonism by Pater, Walter

His Panhellenism led him to a more liberal view of the distinction between what was Greek and what was not than was possible to the intenser patriotism of a Demosthenes.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

His Panhellenism was the outcome of his recognition of the new forces and tendencies which were at work in the midst of a new generation.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" by Various

A period followed in which it degenerated into a purely national idea, as the agitation for repeal succeeded emancipation, and Panslavism and Panhellenism arose under the auspices of the Eastern Church.

From The History of Freedom by Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, Baron

Panhellē′nion, or Panhellē′nium, a council representing all the sections of the Greeks; Panhell′enism, a scheme for forming all Greeks into one political body; Panhell′enist, one who favours Panhellenism.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various