Striker Anelka, who was slapped with an 18-match ban from the French Football Federation for his part in France's World Cup mutiny in the summer, notched his seventh goal of the season during Tuesday night's 2-0 UEFA Champions League victory over Marseille at Stamford Bridge.
Anelka was booed from the kick-off by Marseille's supporters but the 31-year-old, who hung up his international boots after being handed the ban, shrugged off the taunts to score a 27th-minute penalty on the back of Terry's seventh-minute opener.
The Frenchman, who arrived at the Bridge from Bolton for £15million in January 2008, signed a one-year contract extension in the summer to keep him at the Blues until 2012.
And Terry has urged the striker, who needs just one more goal to complete a half-century for the club, to remain with the Londoners for as long as possible.
"Nico has stressed before how much he loves the club," said Terry. "The fans love him, the players love him. We would love him to stay here for years to come.
"He is a great character to have around the place. He is a nice guy and a really good professional, someone who myself and the young players look up to and learn from.
"He has found a nice home here at Chelsea. He has come out and said how much he has settled here. We have a good base of French players here as well, so that helps people settle in. People like Didier Drogba and Florent Malouda are key to keeping people happy and so it works well."
France international and Blues team-mate Florent Malouda commended the way Anelka dealt with the pressure of the occasion, particularly with the clash being broadcast live on television back home.
"There was a lot of pressure on him because, as everyone knows, a lot of people in France were watching the game so he had many reasons to want to score," said Malouda.
"Everyone at the club knows his quality so I'm glad he had the chance to show that quality. I'm happy for him."
Chelsea, who return to league action against Arsenal on Sunday, suffered their first defeat of the season at Manchester City last weekend, but Terry insists there was no inquest after the game.
"There was no inquest after we lost. It was one of those things," added Terry.
"We have watched City this season and they have not looked that great but then they raised their game against us. It was probably their best game of the season.
"They're going to get encouragement from beating the in-form side in the league. But nowadays you're not going to go the whole season without suffering a defeat and it's about how you respond.
"We have another big game on Sunday and we're fortunate the games come thick and fast now and we can get on with it. It's good to get back to winning ways against Marseille and hopefully that continues."
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