Strong admiration for or devotion to French culture, language, and customs.
From gallophile plus the noun-forming suffix -ism, meaning 'the practice or belief in loving France,' following the pattern of similar cultural movements.
During the 18th century, gallophilism was so powerful in Europe that speaking French was considered more sophisticated than speaking your own native language if you wanted to be fashionable.
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