A person who loves and studies the works of Dante Alighieri, the medieval Italian poet.
From Dante, the Italian poet's name, combined with Greek -phile meaning 'lover of' and -ist meaning 'one who practices.' This scholarly term developed in the 19th century as Dante's works gained increased academic attention across Europe.
Dantophilists have spent centuries arguing about what Dante really meant in the Divine Comedy—some scholars believe there are secret codes and hidden messages woven through the entire poem that scholars are still discovering!
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