Austrophilism

/ɔːˈstrɒfɪlɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The state, quality, or practice of being an austrophile; devotion to or admiration of Austria and its culture.

Etymology

From austrophile + -ism (suffix denoting a system, practice, or ideology). This noun abstracts the devotion into a philosophical or cultural movement.

Kelly Says

Austrophilism became an intellectual movement—literary salons from London to New York celebrated Austrian ideas, making it one of the most elegant forms of cultural admiration in modern history.

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