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oikophobe

oikophobe noun: one who suffers from oikophobia, especially one who identifies with a global group rather than feelings of patriotism or chauvinism.

Noun

oikophobe (plural oikophobes)

  1. One who suffers from oikophobia, especially one who identifies with a global group rather than feelings of patriotism or chauvinism.
    • The oikophobe is, in his own eyes, a defender of enlightened universalism against local chauvinism. And it is the rise of the oikophobe that has led to the growing crisis of legitimacy in the nation states of Europe.2006, Roger Scruton, A Political Philosophy, →ISBN, page 25
    • Derrida is a classic oikophobe in so far as he repudiates the longing for home that the Western theological, legal and literary traditions satisfy.2009, Mark Dooley, Roger Scruton: The Philosopher on Dover Beach, →ISBN, page 83

Forms of oikophobe

pluraloikophobes

Origin of oikophobe

From Ancient Greek οἶκος (oîkos) + -phobe.

Questions about oikophobe

What does oikophobe mean?
Oikophobe means one who suffers from oikophobia, especially one who identifies with a global group rather than feelings of patriotism or chauvinism.
What part of speech is oikophobe?
Oikophobe is a noun.
What is the plural of oikophobe?
The plural of oikophobe is oikophobes.

Words near oikophobe in the dictionary

  1. oikocrysts
  2. oikoi
  3. oikology
  4. oikonym
  5. oikonyms
  6. oikophobe
  7. oikophobes
  8. oikophobia
  9. oikophobic
  10. oikos
  11. oiks

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