A 19th-century intellectual movement which supported the independence of Greece from the Ottoman Empire. / Love of Greece.

plural of philhellenism

Philhellenic.

A lover of Greece or Greek culture. / (now historical) Specifically, a supporter of Greek independence, especially during the Greek war of independence in 1821-29.

plural of philhellene

Loving Greece or Greek culture. / (now historical) Specifically, supportive of Greek national independence.