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PHILHELLENISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Admiration for Greece and the Greeks and Greek customs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting feelings and emotions
Hypernyms ("philhellenism" is a kind of...):
admiration; esteem (a feeling of delighted approval and liking)
Derivation:
philhellenist (an admirer of Greece and everything Greek)