Word Study
philhellenist
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun philhellenist has 1 sense
- philhellenist(n = noun.person) graecophile, philhellene - an admirer of Greece and everything Greek; Array is a kind of admirer, booster, champion, friend, protagonist, supporter
Derived form noun philhellenism1
CIDE DICTIONARY
philhellenist, n. [Philo- + Gr. a Greek: cf. F. philhellène.].
A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene. [1913 Webster]
For further exploring for "philhellenist" in Webster Dictionary Online
