panhellenism · noun — the union of the Greeks into a single political body. It carries an Arena rating of 1262, earned across 53 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, panhellenism ranks #1,613 of 17,114 for Most Storied Words, #1,627 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #6,630 of 17,134 for Most Sublime Words, #7,361 of 17,133 for Most Elegant Words.
Why “panhellenism” is a great word
PANHELLENISM — [Noun] The principle or advocacy of a political or cultural union of all Greek peoples. From the Greek prefix pan- ("all") + Hellenism (from Hellēn, "a Greek") + the English suffix -ism, denoting a principle or movement. Unlike "Hellenism," which broadly denotes the diffusion of Greek culture, or "nationalism," a modern doctrine of loyalty to a centralized state, Panhellenism is the ancient, aspirational call to unity from within a world of fierce particularism. It is the sacred truce declared for the Olympic Games, the collective muster of ships before Salamis, and the rhetorical dream of Isocrates urging fractious city-states toward concord—a perennial longing for a homeland that exists more powerfully in epic poetry than on any map.
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Etymology
From pan- + Hellenism.
noun
- The union of the Greeks into a single political body.
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