Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tyrannophilia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tyrannophil-ia
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A preference for autocratic forms of leadership.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Like many another novellist, Giraldi expresses admiration for kings and even spends most of his ninth deca indulging in a kind of tyrannophilia, making heroes of Ercole d'Este, Alfonso d'Este, Lorenzo de' Medici, and Francois I. Maria de Pacheco."
"Rather than attempt to domesticate Nietzsche's tyrannophilia, Staten instead investigates the possibility of a "communication of energy" within the economy of Nietzsche's texts between his tyrrannophilia on the one hand and the most profound and sublime elements of his teaching on the other."
"Although tyrannophilia (D. Pikes) had not yet set in, the traditional tyrannophobia (Thomas Hobbes) had been partially set out of joint."

Etymology

From tyranno- + -philia.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: tyranno
Suffix: philia

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does tyrannophilia mean?: A preference for autocratic forms of leadership.
Where does tyrannophilia come from?: From tyranno- + -philia.

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