philhellene

1. 1.

   an admirer of Greece and everything Greek

   SynonymsphilhellenistGraecophile

   Broadersupporter

1. 1.

   characterized by a love of Greece and Grecian things

   “the Philhellenic Society”

   SynonymsphilhellenicGraecophileGraecophilic

Other forms of philhellene

plural

philhellenes·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about philhellene

What does philhellene mean?

philhellene means "an admirer of Greece and everything Greek". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in philhellene?

philhellene has 3 syllables: phil-hel-lene. The stress falls on "phil".

What is another word for philhellene?

Close synonyms include philhellenist, Graecophile, philhellenic, Graecophile, Graecophilic. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is philhellene a common word?

philhellene is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.