Slavophile

[ slah-vuh-fahyl, -fil, slav-uh- ]

/ ˈslɑ vəˌfaɪl, -fɪl, ˈslæv ə- /

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noun

a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.

one of a group of mid-19th century Russian intellectuals who favored traditional cultural practices over Western innovations, especially in political and religious life.

adjective

admiring or favoring the Slavs and Slavic interests, aims, customs, etc.

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Also Slav·o·phil

[slah-vuh-fil, slav-uh-]. /ˈslɑ və fɪl, ˈslæv ə-/.

Origin of Slavophile

1875–80; Slavo- + -phile; compare Russian slavyanofíl

OTHER WORDS FROM Slavophile

Sla·voph·i·lism

[sluh-vof-uh-liz-uhm, slah-vuh-fil-iz-uhm, slav-uh-], /sləˈvɒf əˌlɪz əm, ˈslɑ və fɪlˌɪz əm, ˈslæv ə-/, noun

Words nearby Slavophile

Slavo-, slavocracy, Slavonia, Slavonian, Slavonic, Slavophile, Slavophobe, Slavyansk, slaw, slay, slayer

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How to use Slavophile in a sentence

Not long ago I had in my hands an interesting correspondence between an orthodox Slavophile and a Christian revolutionist.
My Religion|Leo Tolstoy
Ivan Ivanovich Bochkarev (died 1915), former revolutionary Slavophile who suffered much for his convictions.
The Journal of Leo Tolstoi (First Volume--1895-1899)|Leo Tolstoi

British Dictionary definitions for Slavophile

Slavophile

Slavophil

/ (ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl, -ˌfaɪl) /

noun

a person who admires the Slavs or their cultures

(sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) a person who believed in the superiority and advocated the supremacy of the Slavs

adjective

admiring the Slavs and Slavonic culture, etc

(sometimes not capital) (in 19th-century Russia) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Slavophiles

Derived forms of Slavophile

Slavophilism (sləˈvɒfɪˌlɪzəm, ˈslɑːvəʊfɪˌlɪzəm), noun

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