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单词 philhellenic
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philhellenicadj.

Brit. /ˌfɪlhɛˈliːnɪk/, /ˌfɪlhəˈliːnɪk/, /ˌfɪlhɛˈlɛnɪk/, /ˌfɪlhəˈlɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌfɪlˌ(h)ɛˈlɛnɪk/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: philhellene adj., -ic suffix.
Etymology: < philhellene adj. + -ic suffix. Compare earlier philhellenist n. and also Hellenic adj. (later in relevant sense).
Loving or friendly towards Greece or Greek culture or people; spec. advocating or supporting Greek national independence (now historical).
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society > society and the community > social attitudes > patriotism > liking for or sympathy with other nations > [adjective] > Greece
philhellenec1825
philhellenic1825
philhellenist1842
Hellenophile1897
Hellenophilic1966
1825 Times 20 Oct. 2 Oddly enough, No. 137, of August 5, gives the protest of the French and American Deputies from the Philhellenic Societies.
1852 G. Grote Hist. Greece IX. ii. lxx. 96 So emphatically did he [sc. Klearchus] pledge himself for the good faith and philhellenic dispositions of the satrap.
1925 Classical Rev. 39 170/2 Antoninus Pius did not share the philhellenic and cosmopolitan tastes of his predecessor Hadrian.
1969 C. M. Woodhouse Philhellenes iv. 97 No one could imagine for a moment that Byron's philhellenic activities..would be supported by even the clandestine sympathies of his government.
2000 Trans. Amer. Philol. Assoc. 130 346 Its philhellenic surface cannot conceal a depth at which Greek and Egyptian traditions together support Ptolemaic monarchy.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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