Slavophile (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

noun
  1. a person who greatly admires the Slavs and Slavic ways.
  2. one of a group of mid-19th century Russian intellectuals who favored traditional cultural practices over Western innovations, especially in political and religious life.
adjective
  1. admiring or favoring the Slavs and Slavic interests, aims, customs, etc.
noun
  1. a person who admires the Slavs or their cultures
  2. (in 19th-century Russia) a person who believed in the superiority and advocated the supremacy of the Slavs
adjective
  1. admiring the Slavs and Slavonic culture, etc
  2. (in 19th-century Russia) of, characteristic of, or relating to the Slavophiles
Slavophile (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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