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Laconophilia
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English
Etymology
From en Lacono- -philia.
Pronunciation
en ɪliə iːliə 6
en La con o phil ia
Noun
love for or obsession with Sparta
en Laconomania
en David J. Danelo The Return: A Field Manual for Life after Combat 87 https://archive.org/details/returnfieldmanua0000davi/page/86 "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.” 2014-10-20 Black Irish Entertainment LLC https://archive.org/details/returnfieldmanua0000davi 978-1-936891-31-3
en Paul Chrystal The Ancient Greeks in 100 Facts 46 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 constitution 2017 Amberley https://archive.org/details/ancientgreeksin10000chry 978-1-4456-5643-4
Related terms
en laconophile
en Laconophilic
en Greece Ancient Greece