Vocabulary : Helleborin to Hellenistically

Helleborin : A poisonous glucoside found in several species of hellebore, and extracted as a white crystalline substance with a sharp tingling taste. It possesses the essential virtues of the plant; -- called also elleborin.
Helleborism : The practice or theory of using hellebore as a medicine.
Hellene : A native of either ancient or modern Greece; a Greek.
Hellenian : Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or Greeks.
Hellenic : Of or pertaining to the Hellenes, or inhabitants of Greece; Greek; Grecian. ;; The dialect, formed with slight variations from the Attic, which prevailed among Greek writers after the time of Alexander.

Hellenism : A phrase or form of speech in accordance with genius and construction or idioms of the Greek language; a Grecism. ;; The type of character of the ancient Greeks, who aimed at culture, grace, and amenity, as the chief elements in human well-being and perfection.
Hellenist : 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). ;; One skilled in the Greek language and literature; as, the critical Hellenist.
Hellenistic : Alt. of Hellenistical
Hellenistical : Pertaining to the Hellenists.
Hellenistically : According to the Hellenistic manner or dialect.

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