Slavophile

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

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

Slavophile

/ -ˌfaɪl; ˈslɑːvəʊfɪl; ˈslɑːvəʊfɪˌlɪzəm; sləˈvɒfɪˌlɪzəm /

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

admiring the Slavs and Slavonic culture, etc
sometimes not capital (in 19th-century Russia) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Slavophiles

Sla·voph·i·lism [sl, uh, -, vof, -, uh, -liz-, uh, m, slah, -v, uh, -fil-iz-, uh, m, slav, -, uh, -], noun

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

Not long ago I had in my hands an interesting correspondence between an orthodox Slavophile and a Christian revolutionist.

Ivan Ivanovich Bochkarev (died 1915), former revolutionary Slavophile who suffered much for his convictions.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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