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Meaning of "helotry" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF HELOTRY

ˈhɛlətrɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HELOTRY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Helotry 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 HELOTRY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Helots

The Helots were a subjugated population group that formed the main population of Laconia and Messenia. Their exact status was already disputed in antiquity: according to Critias, they were "slaves to the utmost", whereas according to Pollux, they occupied a status "between free men and slaves". Tied to the land, they worked in agriculture as a majority and economically supported the Spartan citizens. They were ritually mistreated, humiliated and even slaughtered: every autumn, during the Crypteia, they could be killed by a Spartan citizen without fear of repercussion.

Definition of helotry in the English dictionary

The definition of helotry in the dictionary is serfdom or slavery. Other definition of helotry is serfs or slaves as a class.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HELOTRY

anthropolatry · bardolatry · bibliolatry · cosmolatry · demonolatry · dendrolatry · ecclesiolatry · harlotry · hierolatry · ichthyolatry · idolatry · litholatry · lordolatry · Maryolatry · physiolatry · plutolatry · symbololatry · thaumatolatry · zealotry · zoolatry

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HELOTRY

helmless · Helmont · helmsman · helmsmanship · helmsmen · helo · helophyte · Helot · helotage · helotism · help · help a person off with · help a person on with · help desk · help menu · help out · help screens · helpable · helper · helper T-cell

WORDS THAT END LIKE HELOTRY

ancestry · bigotry · chemistry · country · entry · faggotry · geometry · go to the country · industry · infantry · ministry · pantry · parrotry · poetry · registry · riotry · robotry · the Black Country · the country · try

Synonyms and antonyms of helotry in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «helotry» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HELOTRY

Find out the translation of helotry to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of helotry from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «helotry» in English.
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helotry
1,325 millions of speakers
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helotry
570 millions of speakers
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helotry
510 millions of speakers
hi

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helotry
380 millions of speakers
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helotry
280 millions of speakers
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helotry
278 millions of speakers
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helotry
270 millions of speakers
bn

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ক্রীতদাসত্ব বা মজুরগণ
260 millions of speakers
fr

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ilotisme
220 millions of speakers
ms

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Helotry
190 millions of speakers
de

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Heloten
180 millions of speakers
ja

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helotry
130 millions of speakers
ko

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helotry
85 millions of speakers
jv

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Helotry
85 millions of speakers
vi

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helotry
80 millions of speakers
ta

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அடிமைத்தளை
75 millions of speakers
mr

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शस्त्रसंधी
75 millions of speakers
tr

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helotry
70 millions of speakers
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helotry
65 millions of speakers
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helotry
50 millions of speakers
uk

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helotry
40 millions of speakers
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helotry
30 millions of speakers
el

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ειλωτείας
15 millions of speakers
af

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helotry
14 millions of speakers
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helotry
10 millions of speakers
no

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helotry
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of helotry

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HELOTRY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of helotry
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about helotry

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HELOTRY»

Discover the use of helotry in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to helotry and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Nationalism and International Society
national identity is by employing a system of helotry, that is, using the labour of a deliberately subordinated population, but denying it both the economic opportunities and the civil and political rights which are provided by the national state.
James Mayall, 1990
2
The Ancient Messenians: Constructions of Ethnicity and Memory
The mere fact that he spoke about Helotry at all suggests that, in his view, the Messenians were reduced to this condition already after the first war; admittedly, this suggestion would inspire more confidence if Pausanias did not say that Myron ...
Nino Luraghi, 2008
3
Elusive Margins: Consuming Media, Ethnicity, and Culture
Towards. a. Political. Ethnoracial. Consciousness. Multiculturalism. as. ( postmodern. helotry. JL HE PROBLEMATIC OF IDENTITY and, in particular, ethnoracial identity, is the embryo of the Canadian lifeworld. The policies and contradictions of ...
William Anselmi, Kosta Gouliamos, 1998
4
War in the Wild East: The German Army and Soviet Partisans
Ben Shepherd enters the heated debate over the wartime behavior of the Wehrmacht in a detailed study of the motivation and conduct of its anti-partisan campaign in the Soviet Union.
Ben Shepherd, 2009
5
Helots and their masters in Laconia and Messenia: histories, ...
and deeply influenced by the claim to freedom staked by the Messenians of their times. Instead, all sources on the origins of Helotry in Laconia, with the problematic exception of Antiochus, accept the connection Helots-Helos, a connection that ...
Nino Luraghi, Susan E. Alcock, 2003
6
Historische Wissenschaften in der Tschechoslowakei
above all his endeavour to ascertain the true character of helotry not only on the basis of Spartan material itself, but also on the basis of a study of conditions in Crete and in other regions of Ancient Greece. Similarly as with Diesner, with Lotze, ...
‎1961
7
Passages From Antiquity to Feudalism
This economic development, too, had first been anticipated in Sparta; for it was the previous creation of mass rural helotry in Laconia and Messenia that had permitted the bonded fraternity of the Spartiates to emerge, the first major slave ...
Perry Anderson, 2013
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The Mind of the Master Class: History and Faith in the ...
Apparently influenced by Montesqu1eu's judgment that Spartan helotry combined the worst features of slavery and serfdom, Dew credited the Athenians with treating their slaves gently. He recoiled at Plutarch's account of the Spartans'  ...
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Eugene D. Genovese, 2005
9
The Paths of History
The fact that slave-owning relations in production at first prevailed over helotry in Latin America (i.e. over the encomienda) can easily be explained: two or three Phases more 'developed' than the aboriginal inhabitants, the conquistadores ...
Igorʹ Mikhaĭlovich Dʹi͡akonov, 1999
10
FUN
Helotry A fecundity of plight precipitates And as each second lapses The vibes ascend With theatrical depth Though steadily she refrains To refine her adamant tones Whilst I dissolve within estuaries of helotry Psycho Scream As I stand in the  ...
Glenn McCrary

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HELOTRY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term helotry is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Rand Paul Takes A Stand
Now if only the Senator would apply that principle to Israel – where Palestinians are held in a condition of helotry, unable to buy, sell, or even ... «Antiwar.com, Jun 15»
2
Despite winning a majority, Cameron will be remembered for how …
But as UKIP are sloppy and ill- disciplined they can' let them into the ranks, so the relationship must be one of contracted Helotry. We know you ... «Spectator.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Dual Citizenship and US National Security
Reduced to helotry, and radicalized by their predicament, the Arabs revolted – and the subsequent Israeli backlash changed the political ... «Antiwar.com, Jun 15»
4
The sighs of ancestors rock migrant boats
In ancient Greece, this intermediate status was known as helotry. Our migrant tragedy simply exposes that the human plight after thousands of ... «The Daily Star, May 15»
5
Spartan Israel and its Palestinian Helots
To keep its helotry, Sparta was impelled to become a complete garrison state. It was famous throughout the ancient world for its totalitarianism. «Antiwar.com, May 15»
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Servitude: the way we work now
Unions have so little influence they are barely remembered. This is how things are. How could it be other? Helotry has returned, a word so rare ... «Open Democracy, Apr 15»
7
The Return of the Smear Bund
... critique Israel's policy of subjecting Palestinians to conditions of helotry, then you're spreading “hatred,” according to the learned Prof. Herf. «Antiwar.com, Jan 12»
8
A Palestinian State?
Hardened and driven to desperation by the circumstances of their helotry, the Palestinians who must live under Israeli rule in the occupied ... «Antiwar.com, Sep 11»
9
A World on Fire: An Epic History of Two Nations Divided, By Amanda …
... a society which The Times's war correspondent William Howard Russell likened to that of Sparta – "an aristocracy resting on helotry". «Independent, Dec 10»
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Landover Baptist "Haitians for Helotry" Mission Squad Detained In …
Members of the Landover Baptist Haitian Helotry Mission Group Before Detention Port-au-Prince, Haiti - The Haitian government is in a chaotic state, now ... «Landover Baptist, Jan 10»
REFERENCE
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