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The principles and ideals associated with ancient Greece.
The characteristics of Greek culture and civilization, including humanism, reason, the pursuit of knowledge and the arts, moderation and civic responsibility.
The culture and civilization of the Hellenistic period.
The admiration for and adoption of ancient Greek culture, ideas and civilization.
The national character or culture of Greece.
The belief in and worship of the Greek Gods.

Etymology: From (hellenismos) "the Greek culture and civilization, the total of the Greeks", from (hellenizein) "to speak Greek, to make Greek, to become Greek, hellenize", from Ancient Greek (Hellen) "Greek".

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