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Hellenism

[hel-uh-niz-uhm] / ˈhɛl əˌnɪz əm /


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"The monastery's property is being seized and expropriated. This spiritual beacon of Orthodoxy and Hellenism is now facing an existential threat," he said in a statement.

From BBC Sep. 6, 2025

In the east, Romans maintained a measured reverence for Greek culture, embracing some elements of Hellenism.

From Textbooks Apr. 19, 2023

Thanks to new tools and techniques, the glories of Hellenism could be commodified and commercialized.

From The New Yorker Apr. 20, 2016

So although the Maccabees started as opponents of Hellenism, they soon become among its most enthusiastic admirers and adopters.”

From Washington Post Dec. 2, 2015

Among the villages of the north and east of Phrygia, Hellenism “was only beginning to make itself felt in the middle of the 3rd century A.D.”

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various




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