- Xenophily
Xenophily or xenophilia means an affection for unknown objects or human beings. It is the opposite of
xenophobia or xenophoby.The word is a synthesis from the Greek "xenos" (ξένος) (stranger, unknown, foreign) and "philos" (φίλος) (love, attraction). [Henry Liddell, Robert Scott, Henry Jones, and Roderick McKenzie. "A Greek-English Lexicon." Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1996. pp. 1189, 1939.]
In common usage it means an attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs. [Random House dictionary]
In fiction
Xenophilia is a theme found in
science fiction , primarily thespace opera sub-genre, in which one explores the consequences of love and sexual intercourse between humans and non-humans, including extraterrestrials. A satirical example is "XXXenophile ," an X-rated comic book written byPhil Foglio .In the
Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood's father is namedXenophilius Lovegood . He is the editor-in-chief of a magazine called "The Quibbler" which is comparable to the real life magazine "Weekly World News ", featuring articles about non-existent creatures considered strange even by magical standards.References
ee also
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Intercultural competence
*Xenology
*Xenophobia
*Allophilia
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