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1. (n.) Hellenist
a person, esp. in ancient times, adopting Greek speech, ideas, or customs.
2. Hellenist
a person who admires or studies Greek civilization.
Etymology: (1605–15; < Gk)
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1. (noun) hellenist
one who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1)
2. (noun) hellenist
one skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist
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