Romanophilic
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Romano- (“Rome”) + -philic.
Adjective
[edit]Romanophilic (comparative more Romanophilic, superlative most Romanophilic)
- Having a love of Ancient Rome.
- 1985, Michael Eugene Jones, Provinces of Iron and Rust: The End of Roman Britain, page 142:
- Throughout the historical section Gildas's writing has the distinct aspect of a thoroughly Romanophilic native exasperated with the obstinacy of his fellow colonials.
- 2014, Benjamin David Brand, Holy Treasure and Sacred Song:
- […] it accentuated the Romanophilic architectural iconography of San Martino by transforming its west end into a shrine of Roman relics.