Panhellenism
/panˈhɛlɪnɪz(ə)m/noun
Panhellenic spirit or ideals; specifically (in ancient times) patriotism based on the idea of Greek culture as a whole rather than individual cities and states; (in the 19th and early 20th centuries) advocacy of a political union of all Greek-speaking peoples, Greek irredentism.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Times. From ancient Greek Πανέλληνες + -ism, after Panhellenic.
- in the lap of luxury
- in the lap of the gods
- in the last resort
- in the light of (or in light of)
- in the line of duty
- in the long run
- in the main
- in the making
- in the mass
- in the matter of
- in the melting pot
- backscratcher
- backscratching
- back seat
- back-seat driver
- back-seat driving
- backsheesh
- backshift
- backside
- backsight
- back slang
- backslapper
- backslapping
- backslash
- backslide