Hellenism noun. ['hɛlɪnɪz(ǝ)m] E17.
[Greek Hellēnismos, from Hellēnizein Hellenize: see -ISM.]
1. A particular feature of the Greek language; a Greek phrase, idiom, or construction, esp. one as used in some other language; a Graecism. E17.
■ I. D'Israeli When Greek was first studied..it planted many a Hellenism in our language.

2. Conformity to Hellenic speech and ideas; imitation or adoption of Greek characteristics, esp. by the Jews of the Diaspora or the later Romans. M19.

3. Greek character or nature; Grecian culture. M19.

4. Greek nationality; the Hellenic race or world as a political entity. L19.

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