turriphilia

== English == === Etymology === Coined by Theodore Ziolkowski in 1998. From Latin turris (“tower”), from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) + -philia, from Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, affection”). === Noun === turriphilia (uncountable) An (often manic) affection for, love of, or attraction (in any form) towards towers or similarly shaped or designed objects. The urge or desire to build towers. ==== Derived terms ==== turriphile turriphiliac