Laconophilia

La·con·o·phil·ia
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noun

love for or obsession with Sparta

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Laconomania
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Meanings

nounLaconophilia (plural Laconophilias)

plural Laconophilias

  1. love for or obsession with Sparta

    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, Paul Chrystal, The Ancient Greeks in 100 Facts, Amberley, →ISBN, page 46
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    "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 October 20, David J. Danelo, The Return: A Field Manual for Life after Combat, Black Irish Entertainment LLC, →ISBN, page 87

    Synonyms: Laconomania

Synonyms & antonyms

nounlove for or obsession with Sparta

Similar
Laconomania
Also see
laconomania

Origin

From Lacono- + -philia.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with Laconophilia

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Cite this entry
APA

Laconophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laconophilia

MLA

“Laconophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laconophilia. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Laconophilia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Laconophilia.

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