Philhellenism (`the love of Greek culture`) and Philhellene (`the admirer of Greeks and everything Greek`), from the Greek φίλος philos `friend, lover` and ἑλληνισμός hellenism `Greek`, was an intellectual fashion prominent mostly at the turn of the 19th century. It contributed to the sentiments that led Europeans such as L... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philhellenism