philhellenist

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phil·hel·lene

(fĭl-hĕl′ēn′) also phil·hel·len·ist (-hĕl′ə-nĭst)

One who admires Greece or the Greeks.

[Greek philellēn : phil-, philo-, philo- + Hellēn, Greek.]

phil′hel·len′ic (fĭl′hĕ-lĕn′ĭk) adj.

phil·hel′len·ism n.

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philhellenist - an admirer of Greece and everything Greek

Graecophile, philhellene

admirer, booster, protagonist, supporter, champion, friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

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Consider, for example, the Druze, for whom Socrates and Plato are not just philosophers but major prophets, thus spiritually committed to this brand of classical Hellenic theory and lifestyle in a quite different manner than, say, Western Philhellenists or Greek Christians.