Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PHIL-HEL'LEN-IST
PHIL-HEL'LEN-IST, n. [Gr. φιλος and Ελλενις.]
A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause and interests of the Greeks; particularly one who supported them in their late struggle with the Turks.
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