Hellenisation
Noun

Hellenisation (plural Hellenisations)

  1. (British spelling) The adoption of Greek manners and culture
  2. (British spelling) The act of causing a culture to become Greek
  3. (British spelling) The act of Hellenizing, making something Greek or Hellenistic in form or character, (cf. Latinize) such as by coining a word with Greek roots to express a concept that otherwise might be expressed in modern vernacular



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