"Hellenisation" meaning in All languages combined

See Hellenisation on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: Hellenisations [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Hellenisation (plural Hellenisations)
  1. (British spelling) The adoption of Greek manners and culture Tags: UK Translations (adoption of Greek culture): تهلين (Arabic), hellenisaatio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Hellenisation-en-noun-Ty4aQvET Disambiguation of 'adoption of Greek culture': 51 27 22
  2. (British spelling) The act of causing a culture to become Greek Tags: UK Translations (causing a culture to become Greek): hellenisaatio (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-Hellenisation-en-noun-tjRQQTmX Disambiguation of 'causing a culture to become Greek': 26 53 21
  3. (British spelling) The act of Hellenizing, making something Greek or Hellenistic in form or character, (cf. Latinize) such as by coining a word with Greek roots to express a concept that otherwise might be expressed in modern vernacular Tags: UK
    Sense id: en-Hellenisation-en-noun-Rag70cK0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 36 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Greekification, Hellenization [North-America]

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