philhellenist Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an admirer of Greece and everything Greek
    philhellene; Graecophile.

WordNet

Phil*hel"len*ist noun
Etymology
Philo- + Gr. a Greek: cf. F. philhellène.
Definitions
  1. A friend of Greece; one who supports the cause of the Greeks; particularly, one who supported them in their struggle for independence against the Turks; a philhellene.

Webster 1913