turriphileEtymologyCoined by Theodore Ziolkowski in 1998. Equivalent to Latin turris (“tower”) + -philia, from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía).turriphile means Someone with turriphilia. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounSomeone with turriphilia.“But while these modern turriphiles took to their towers shortly after World War I as bastions of security in what they regarded as the wasteland of Western civilization and heralded their towers extensively in their works, Trump has never revealed his motives.”