Meanings
- uncountableAn ideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values and resisting non-Slavic influences (as first formulated in 19th-century imperial Russia).
Synonyms: Slavophilism
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA support or enthusiasm for Slavic culture and peoples.
nounAn ideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values and resisting non-Slavic influences (as first formulated in 19th-century imperial Russia).
More synonyms by meaning
nounan intellectual movement originating from 19th century that wanted the Russian Empire to be developed upon values and institutions derived from its early history.
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Bulgarian славянолю́бие, славянофи́лство
- славянолю́бие (slavjanoljúbie)ideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
- славянофи́лство (slavjanofílstvo)ideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
Catalan eslavofília
- eslavofíliaideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
Czech slavjanofilství
- slavjanofilstvíideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
French slavophilie, slavophilisme
- slavophilieideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
- slavophilismeideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
Polish słowianofilstwo
- słowianofilstwoideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
Russian славянофи́льство, славянолю́бие
- славянофи́льство (slavjanofílʹstvo)ideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
- славянолю́бие (slavjanoljúbije)ideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
Ukrainian слов'янофі́льство
- слов'янофі́льство (slovʺjanofílʹstvo)ideological commitment to maintaining traditional Slavic culture and values
Cite this entry
Slavophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slavophilia
“Slavophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slavophilia. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Slavophilia,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Slavophilia.
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