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Hellenist Definition

Hel·len·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. a non-Greek, esp. a Jew of the Hellenistic period, who adopted the Greek language, customs, etc.
  2. a specialist in the study of the Classical Greek language and ancient Greek culture

Etymology: Gr Hellēnistēs, imitator of the Greeks < Hellēnizein, to speak Greek

Hellenist Synonyms

Hellenist

n.

Greek scholar, classicist, philosopher; see professor, scholar 2.

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