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Definition of Hellenist
1. n. One who affiliates with Greeks, or imitates Greek manners; esp., a person of Jewish extraction who used the Greek language as his mother tongue, as did the Jews of Asia Minor, Greece, Syria, and Egypt; distinguished from the Hebraists, or native Jews (Acts vi. 1).
Definition of Hellenist
1. Noun. A specialist in the study of Greek language, literature, culture, or history, or an admirer of the Greek culture and civilization. ¹
2. Noun. A person who adopted the Greek customs, language and culture during the Hellenistic period, especially a Hellenized Jew. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
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