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Laconophilia

Syllables: La·con·o·phil·ia

Laconophilia noun: love for or obsession with Sparta.

Noun

Laconophilia (plural Laconophilias)

  1. love for or obsession with Sparta
    • "I love the people of Boston," wrote Sam Adams in December 1780, suffering an extreme case of Laconophilia during the Revolution. “I once thought that city would be the Christian Sparta.”2014 October 20, David J. Danelo, The Return: A Field Manual for Life after Combat, Black Irish Entertainment LLC, →ISBN, page 87
    • Things Spartan held a fascination all of their own: Laconophilia or Laconism is a term meaning love or admiration of Sparta and of the Spartan culture or constitution2017, Paul Chrystal, The Ancient Greeks in 100 Facts, Amberley, →ISBN, page 46
    Synonyms:
    Laconomania

Synonyms of Laconophilia

Forms of Laconophilia

pluralLaconophilias

Origin of Laconophilia

From Lacono- + -philia.

Words that rhyme with Laconophilia

36 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Laconophilia

What does Laconophilia mean?
Laconophilia means love for or obsession with Sparta.
What part of speech is Laconophilia?
Laconophilia is a noun.
What is the plural of Laconophilia?
The plural of Laconophilia is Laconophilias.

Words near Laconophilia in the dictionary

  1. laconizing
  2. Lacono-
  3. laconomania
  4. laconomaniac
  5. laconophile
  6. Laconophilia
  7. Laconophilic
  8. Lacorte
  9. Lacortes
  10. lacosamide
  11. Lacoste

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