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Definition of philhellene in English: philhellenenoun ˈfɪlhɛˌliːnfɪlˈhɛliːnfilˈhelēn 1A lover of Greece and Greek culture. Example sentencesExamples - A philhellene, he obtained appointments in the Ionian Islands, including, in 1854, secretary to the Lord High Commissioner.
- Lavish donations outside Palestine established Herod as a benefactor on an empire-wide scale, as well as a flamboyant philhellene; the Olympian games and the city of Athens were among the beneficiaries.
- Universal classical literacy beckons in the wake of the Athens Olympics, and philhellenes the world over must already be entertaining shy hopes for a 21st-century rebirth of neo-classicism.
- One philhellene whom Roessel discusses very well is his former professor, Edmund Keeley, whose experience of Greece dates back to his childhood in the thirties.
- Dreamy days by the beach, hunting for shells and watching fishermen mend their nets may well convert them into confirmed philhellenes by the time you leave.
- 1.1historical A supporter of Greek independence.
Example sentencesExamples - Resistance to the Junta had been growing within Greece and overseas amongst Greeks abroad and their philhellene and pro-democracy supporters.
Derivatives adjective fɪˈliːnɪk Philhellenic aid societies in Western Europe sent large sums of money and even volunteers to Greece during the war. Example sentencesExamples - She took part in a number of battles and sent letters to women's philhellenic circles so as to gain sympathy for Greece and boost the philhellenic tide.
noun fɪlˈhɛlɪnɪz(ə)m Shelley's preface, his last great appeal for political liberty in Europe, remains a classic statement of English philhellenism: ‘We are all Greeks.’ Example sentencesExamples - It is precisely the unspoiled and Arcadian aspect of Greece that, in the twentieth century, provided new shadings of philhellenism.
- Hadrian went from Egypt to Lycia; by the winter of 131-2 he was back at Athens, to inaugurate the Olympieum and founded the Panhellenion (an organization of Greek cities), the culmination of his philhellenism.
- Then in 66-68 Nero went on a tour of Greece, where his cultural interests and philhellenism were more appreciated than at Rome.
noun -ˈhɛlɪnɪst
Origin Early 19th century: from Greek philellēn 'loving the Greeks' (see phil-, Hellene). Definition of philhellene in US English: philhellenenounfilˈhelēn 1A lover of Greece and Greek culture. Example sentencesExamples - Lavish donations outside Palestine established Herod as a benefactor on an empire-wide scale, as well as a flamboyant philhellene; the Olympian games and the city of Athens were among the beneficiaries.
- One philhellene whom Roessel discusses very well is his former professor, Edmund Keeley, whose experience of Greece dates back to his childhood in the thirties.
- Universal classical literacy beckons in the wake of the Athens Olympics, and philhellenes the world over must already be entertaining shy hopes for a 21st-century rebirth of neo-classicism.
- A philhellene, he obtained appointments in the Ionian Islands, including, in 1854, secretary to the Lord High Commissioner.
- Dreamy days by the beach, hunting for shells and watching fishermen mend their nets may well convert them into confirmed philhellenes by the time you leave.
- 1.1historical A supporter of Greek independence.
Example sentencesExamples - Resistance to the Junta had been growing within Greece and overseas amongst Greeks abroad and their philhellene and pro-democracy supporters.
Origin Early 19th century: from Greek philellēn ‘loving the Greeks’ (see phil-, Hellene). |