Hellenisation

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The adoption of Greek manners and culture
  2. The act of causing a culture to become Greek
  3. The act of Hellenizing, making something Greek or Hellenistic in form or character, (cf. Latinize) such as by coining a word with Greek roots to express a concept that otherwise might be expressed in modern vernacular

Word forms

Hellenisation Hellenisations Hellenization

Synonyms

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