Meaning & use
Hellenists
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People who study, admire, or promote ancient Greek language, culture, or thought; historically, Greek-speaking Jews of the ancient Mediterranean.
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The university's Hellenists gathered for a conference on Homeric poetry.
The New Testament describes tension between Hebrew-speaking Jews and Hellenists in the early church.
A note on using this word
Hellenist comes from "Hellas," the ancient Greek name for Greece, and is typically capitalized like other cultural or religious identity terms.
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classicists
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