Hellenisation
The English word “Hellenisation” has 3 meanings listed here.
noun
- The adoption of Greek manners and culture
- The act of causing a culture to become Greek
- 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
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