Crossword clues for philhellene
philhellene
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Philhellene \Phil*hel"lene\, n.
A friend of Greece, or of the Greeks; a philhellenist.
--Emerson.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1824, "loving the Greeks," from Greek, from philos "loving" (see -phile) + Hellen "Greek" (see Hellenic). Originally in English in reference to the cause of Greek independence. Related: Philhellenic.
Wiktionary
n. 1 a lover of Greek culture and Greece. 2 a supporter of the cause of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of indepence in 1821-29 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philhellenism).
WordNet
adj. characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things; "the Philhellenic Society" [syn: philhellenic, Graecophile, Graecophilic]
n. an admirer of Greece and everything Greek [syn: philhellenist, Graecophile]
Usage examples of "philhellene".
These were a present from a Frank, a philhellene who had climbed up to the mountain camp a month before and had not had the heart to leave it.
I was one of the idealistic philhellenes who have joined the Greek cause against Turkey.
Indeed, such was his charismatic eloquence that many of the hundreds who entered Humanities 2 in September as philistines emerged by Christmas as passionate philhellenes.