Hellenization

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The spread of Greek language, art, and customs to other places and people

noun
/ˌhɛlənɪˈzeɪʃən/

: helenización

The introduction of Hellenization greatly influenced the art and architecture of ancient Rome.

And saying, hey, if scholars like Harnack want to call this Hellenization, so much the worse for them.

Examples

And saying, hey, if scholars like Harnack want to call this Hellenization, so much the worse for them.

Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy
I think the world also doesn't accept abstract concepts as normative, but rather places great emphasis on lived experience, feelings, and interpersonal relationships (perhaps closer to the Hebrew worldview prior to the Hellenization of Christianity).

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The Hellenization of the region led to widespread use of the Greek language among the local population.
Scholars study the Hellenization process to understand how Greek customs were integrated into different cultures.

Synonyms

Hellenism

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A set of ideas, art, and culture from ancient Greece that spread to other regions

describes the process of spreading and adopting that culture by other regions

How Greek

Hellenization

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to Grecianize

Archaic

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Surface Forms

Hellenization singular

Hellenizations plural

Morphology

Hellenization = Hellenize (transparent) = Hellen + ize + ation

Derived by regular noun formation from the verb 'Hellenize' (Hellen- + -ize); it denotes the process/state of making something Greek and is directly compositional.

Etymology

Hellenization begins with Hellen-, from Hellas, the Greek name for 'Greece', and ends with -ization, which means 'the process of'. So Hellenization is literally the process of 'making something Greek', which explains why it means the spread or adoption of Greek culture, language, or customs.