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hellenist

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Noun
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Hel=len=ist

CIDE DICTIONARY

hellenistn. [Gr. : cf. F. Helléniste.].
  •  One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).  [1913 Webster]
  •  One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

hellenist, n. an expert on or admirer of Greek language or culture.

Etymology
Gk Hellenistes (as HELLENISM)

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