| 释义 |
hel·le·nism
\ˈheləˌnizəm\ noun
(-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Greek Hellēnismos imitation of things Greek, use of pure Greek language, from hellēnizein to speak Greek, imitate the Greeks, from Hellēn + -izein -ize
1. : grecism 1
2.
a. : conformity to or imitation of ancient Greek thought, customs, or styles
< the Hellenism of some Seleucid Jews with their Greek hats and gymnasium exercises >
< Hellenism in the art of the classical revival of the 18th century >
b. : devotion to Greece or to Greek culture or ideals
< an Attic poet noted for his intense Hellenism >
3. : Greek civilization especially as modified in the Hellenistic period by oriental influences
4. : a body of humanistic and classical ideals associated with ancient Greece and including reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation, civic responsibility, and bodily development
< a revival of Hellenism fostered by some British Victorians >
— compare hebraism 2
5. : the Greeks as a national or cultural group |