romanophilism means A love of Ancient Rome. It carries an Arena rating of 1273, earned across 6 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, romanophilism ranks #5,685 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #8,111 of 17,151 for The Improbable, #8,619 of 17,130 for Most Beautiful Words, #8,796 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words.
Why “romanophilism” is a great word
A deep, often sentimental attachment to the culture, institutions, and imagined virtues of ancient Rome. From the combining form Romano- (from Latin Romanus, "of Rome") and the suffix -philism (from Greek -philismos, from philos, "loving, dear"). Unlike a "classicist," whose engagement is disciplined and comparative, or a "Romanophile," who is the person possessed by it, Romanophilism is the abstract sentiment itself, the codified system of admiration. It is the imagined scent of sun-warmed travertine, the deliberate weight of a toga’s drape, and the conviction that a line of Vergil holds a clearer truth than any modern verse—a quiet allegiance to a world perceived as both impeccably ordered and irrevocably lost.
Etymology
From Romano- (“Rome”) + -philism.
noun
- A love of Ancient Rome.
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