Xenophilia

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An attraction to or love of foreign people, manners or culture. uncountable
  2. 2
    Love (especially sexual love) between humans and extraterrestrials. uncountable

    "While it may appear that Sturgeon has thus become an advocate of homoeroticism, incest, xenophilia, and other exotic or decadent sexual practices, he remains committed rather to the ideals of understanding and tolerance."

Synonyms

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allophiliaxenophilism

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"While it may appear that Sturgeon has thus become an advocate of homoeroticism, incest, xenophilia, and other exotic or decadent sexual practices, he remains committed rather to the ideals of understanding and tolerance."

Etymology

From xeno- + -philia.

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