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  • noun Plural form of Helleniser.

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Examples

  • If I read the conflicts of the Maccabeean period correctly, is it reasonable to see Christianity as the final victory of the Hellenisers in Judaism?

    Thanks for the Help, Satan! James F. McGrath 2008

  • The miracle of the lights was the central cause of celebration; for the battles were by no means finished, for soon afterward the power went over to the Hellenisers entirely, after the death of Judah the Maccabbee, and the worst part of the Shmad commenced, followed by 25 years of war.

    moving past two-mindedness - Danya Ruttenberg 2005

  • "You Hellenisers," he might say, "are but children; you have not pondered the little history you know.

    The Life of Reason George Santayana 1907

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