Hellenism

Meaning

Noun

• Any of the characteristics of ancient Greek culture, civilization, principles and ideals, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
• The national character or culture of Greece.
• The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
• A Greek idiom or turn of phrase.

Origin

• Either via French hellénisme or Latin or directly from Ancient Greek Ἑλληνισμός, from Ἕλλην.