teutomaniac means obsessed with Germanic cultures or peoples. It carries an Arena rating of 1283, earned across 94 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, teutomaniac ranks #2,363 of 17,126 for Most Satisfying to Say, #2,380 of 17,132 for Most Betrayed by Its Sound, #2,448 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #4,330 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words.
Why “teutomaniac” is a great word
TEUTOMANIAC — [Adjective, Noun] Obsessed with Germanic cultures or peoples; a person possessed by such an obsession. From Teutomania (from Teuto-, a combining form referring to Germanic peoples, and -mania, denoting excessive enthusiasm or obsession) + -ac (a suffix forming adjectives and nouns, from Greek -ακός). Attested since the 19th century. Unlike a Germanophile, which suggests a connoisseur's admiration, or a Teutonist, which implies a scholar's dispassionate study, the Teutomaniac is gripped by a feverish, uncritical zeal. It is the gloss of Wagnerian myth mistaken for historical truth, the meticulous adoption of pseudo-Nordic dress as sacred vestment, and the library curated not for wisdom but for vindication—a longing for a heroic past that curdles into a pathology of the present.
Etymology
From Teutomania + -ac. Attested since the 19th century.
adj
- Obsessed with Germanic cultures or peoples.
noun
- Somebody obsessed with Germanic cultures or peoples.
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