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philhellene

9.9

Showing strong admiration for Greece and its culture

adjective
/ˌfɪlˈhɛliːn/

: filófilo

He joined a philhellene society to meet others who shared his passion for Greece.

Examples

Her philhellene tendencies led her to study ancient Greek philosophy in university.
The philhellene artist filled his home with Greek sculptures and paintings.
He is a philhellene who loves Greek history.
Her philhellene spirit inspired others to learn Greek.
He joined a philhellene society to meet others who shared his passion for Greece.
Her philhellene tendencies led her to study ancient Greek philosophy in university.
The philhellene artist filled his home with Greek sculptures and paintings.

Synonyms

philhellenic

vsphilhellene

9.9

Having strong love for Greece, its people, and its culture

is the same in meaning but differs in spelling or word formation

Graecophilic

vsphilhellene

9.9

Showing a strong love for Greek people, culture or things

is the same in meaning but differs in word form or spelling

Graecophile

vsphilhellene

9.9

Having a strong admiration for Greek people or culture

is identical in sense but uses a different grammatical class

Surface Forms

philhellene positive

Morphology

philhellene = Hellene (semi-transparent) = phil + hellene

Adjectival meaning ('showing admiration for Greece') follows directly from 'phil-' + 'Hellene', but the morphemes are not highly familiar to lower-intermediate learners.

Etymology

Philhellene comes from Greek parts philo- 'love' and -hellene 'Greek', the same philo- you see in philosophy. So to be Philhellene is to show strong admiration for Greek people or their culture.