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PRONUNCIATION OF HELLENIST

Hellenist  [ˈhɛlɪnɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELLENIST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Hellenist is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HELLENIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of Hellenist in the English dictionary

The definition of Hellenist in the dictionary is Also called: Hellenizer. a non-Greek, esp a Jew, who adopted Greek culture. Other definition of Hellenist is a student of the Greek civilization or language.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELLENIST


alpinist
ˈælpɪnɪst
antifeminist
ˌæntɪˈfɛmɪnɪst
arcanist
ɑːˈkeɪnɪst
Calvinist
ˈkælvɪnɪst
chauvinist
ˈʃəʊvɪnɪst
clavecinist
ˈklævəˌsɪnɪst
Darwinist
ˈdɑːwɪnɪst
determinist
dɪˈtɜːmɪnɪst
feminist
ˈfɛmɪnɪst
finest
ˈfaɪnɪst
Leninist
ˈlenɪnɪst
mandolinist
ˌmændəˈlɪnɪst
Marxist-Leninist
ˈmɑːksɪstˈlɛnɪnɪst
masculinist
ˈmæskjʊlɪnɪst
misogynist
mɪˈsɒdʒɪnɪst
philhellenist
fɪlˈhɛlɪnɪst
Stalinist
ˈstɑːlɪnɪst
thinnest
ˈθɪnɪst
trampolinist
ˈtræmpəlɪnɪst
violinist
ˌvaɪəˈlɪnɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELLENIST

Hellen
Hellene
Hellenian
Hellenic
Hellenically
Hellenisation
Hellenise
Helleniser
Hellenism
Hellenistic
Hellenistical
Hellenistically
Hellenization
Hellenize
Hellenizer
heller
helleri
Hellerwork
hellery
Helles

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELLENIST

abiogenist
alienist
communist
dental hygienist
ecumenist
epigenist
eugenist
euthenist
Galenist
geomorphogenist
hygienist
Jansenist
larcenist
lichenist
lutenist
miscegenist
oral hygienist
Panhellenist
phillumenist
plenist
Zenist

Synonyms and antonyms of Hellenist in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Hellenist» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELLENIST

Find out the translation of Hellenist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Hellenist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Hellenist» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

人Hellenist
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

helenista
570 millions of speakers

English

Hellenist
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Hellenist
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالحضارة اليونانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эллинист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

helenista
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রীক-ভাষায় অভিজ্ঞ ব্যক্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

helléniste
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Hellenist
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hellenist
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ギリシャ学者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Hellenist
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Hellenist
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

văn hóa Hy lạp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Hellenist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Hellenist
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Helenist
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ellenista
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Hellenist
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

еллініст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

elenist
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ελληνιστής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Hellenist
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hellenist
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Hellenist
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Hellenist

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELLENIST»

The term «Hellenist» is normally little used and occupies the 132.900 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HELLENIST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Hellenist

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELLENIST»

Discover the use of Hellenist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Hellenist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stephen: Paul and the Hellenist Israelites
Like all of Pilch?s writings, this book is an accessible study, a rewarding read and an inventive exploration. The cultural lenses for interpretation have been clearly and carefully handled. ?Rich? and ?rewarding? best describe this book.
John J. Pilch, 2008
2
A Short History of the Early Church
This is indicated by the word "Hellenist" itself: it is derived from the word "Hellas," meaning Greece. The unhappiness between the Hellenists and the Hebrews was therefore a difference between the Christian Jews with a strong Palestinian ...
Harry R. Boer, 1976
3
Antioch and Rome: New Testament Cradles of Catholic Christianity
A problem, however, arises: if Barnabas was such an independent Hellenist missionary," the very founder of a circumcision-free mission to the Gentiles at Antioch, how does one explain his capitulation to Peter and James and his desertion of ...
Raymond Edward Brown, John P. Meier, 1983
4
Beginning from Jerusalem
Paul the Hellenist But what of Saul/Paul the Hellenist?39 The fact that Tarsus was such a strong intellectual centre of Hellenist culture, and the likelihood that various cults seem to have thrived there during this period,40 have led to various  ...
James D. G. Dunn, 2009
5
Early Christian Voices: In Texts, Traditions, and Symbols : ...
Luke invents the Hellenists because he and his community are Hellenists, who reckon their lineage back through Paul, who is understood after his conversion to have emerged as the principal spokesman for the Hellenist position. As Barrett ...
David H. Warren, François Bovon, Ann Graham Brock, 2003
6
The Judaism of Jesus: The Messiah's Redemption of the Jews
12 JeWish anD heLLenist spiRitUaLitY For the purpose of this chapter and this work, the following definitional references are given for the information of any reader who may find it useful in attaining clarity of understanding: important ...
J. Christopher Garrison, 2014
7
Lord Jesus Christ: Devotion to Jesus in Earliest Christianity
Hellenists as Jewish Christians Thus far, however, I have only given reasons to suspect Hengel's portrait of the unique theological significance of the Hellenist believers. A more substantial basis for rejecting the various claims of Hengel and  ...
Larry W. Hurtado, 2005
8
The Journal of Sacred Literature and Biblical Record
Hebrew synagogues would number very few on their rolls who were not Jews by birth ; while the Hellenist synagogues would absorb the mass of the proselytes from Paganism. We have no information, that I am aware of, as to the relative ...
John Kitto, Henry Burgess, Benjamin Harris Cowper, 1857
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The Journal of sacred literature, ed. by J. Kitto. ...
Hebrew synagogues would number very few on their rolls who were not Jews by birth; while the Hellenist synagogues would absorb the mass of the proselytes from Paganism. We have no information, that I am aware of, as to the relative ...
John Kitto, 1857
10
The Beginnings of the Church
Critical scholarship is unanimous in seeing a much more complex situation behind these few verses in Acts. Not all scholars agree on exactly what constituted a Hellenist. Most think that the Hellenists of Acts 6 were diaspora Jews living in ...
Frederick J. Cwiekowski, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELLENIST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Hellenist is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Syriza, Daesh and the tell-tale signs of "experts" who don't know …
True, not every expert voice on recent events in the cradle of democracy had to be a bona fide Hellenist. This nightmarishly complex story ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
2
MainJudaismBalak and Fast of the 17th of Tammuz:
The fourth disaster, Apostomos' burning of the Torah, occurred during the Greek-Hellenist occupation of Israel. The Tiferet Yisrael explains that ... «Arutz Sheva, Jul 15»
3
Whose Sun is it Anyway?
As a Hellenist in Texas it is very difficult for me to deny the power or might of Helios when I have the hot Texas sun bearing down upon me, ... «Patheos, Jun 15»
4
Church dating back 1500 years discovered near road to Jerusalem
... (http://www.netzarim.co.il/Shared/Glossary/Glos_N-Q.htm#Df-Paqid), Yehudah ha-Tzadiq, displacing him with the 1st Christian-Hellenist (and ... «Ynetnews, Jun 15»
5
Honi Does Sydney Writer's Festival – Writers on Writers: Malouf and …
Mendelsohn is a self -declared hellenist, and by the definition anyway, Malouf the writer seems a natural Roman- “The Romans were literary in ... «Honi Soit, May 15»
6
Rabbi Toaff: Nazi-fighter, inter-religious giant, and one of the few …
... father, Alfredo Sabato Toaff, who was a pupil of the famous Italian poet Giovanni Pascoli, a Hellenist who was a very good friend of Catholics. «Catholic News Agency, Apr 15»
7
Vienna's Ringstrasse has a significant anniversary
... opera house and the "neo-Classical" parliament, a Hellenist's wet dream complete with ripped Greek heroes and an imposing Diana statue. «The Star Online, Apr 15»
8
How the Greeks invented the modern idea of us as human beings
"I hope I don't come across as a blind Hellenist," says Dr Ian Jenkins, the senior curator of the museum's Greek collections, as we sit in the ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
9
'World's most beautiful boulevard' turns 150
... opera house and the "neo-Classical" parliament, a Hellenist´s wet dream complete with ripped Greek heroes and an imposing Diana statue. «The News International, Mar 15»
10
In Praise of Communities of Convenience
On Under the Owl's Wing, Hellenist and fellow Denton CUUPS member Conor Davis wrote an emotional account of not feeling at home in the ... «Patheos, Feb 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Hellenist [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/hellenist>. Apr 2024 ».
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