hellenist

Noun

Meaning

One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).

One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

grecian sinologist hebraist Hellenophile greek fan greek lover greek worshipper greek sympathizer greek admirer greek follower greek supporter greek zealot greek adherent greek buff greek connoisseur

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Examples

There were around 7,000 Aromanians most of whom fully embraced the Hellenist ideas, although many of them joined the Romanian idea. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Helleniser hellenism Hellenismos hellenistic hellenistic drama Hellenistic Greek