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necrophilia

[ nek-ruh-fil-ee-uh ]
/ ˌnɛk rəˈfɪl i ə /

noun Psychiatry.

an erotic attraction to corpses.

Nearby words

  1. necromancy,
  2. necromania,
  3. necromimesis,
  4. necrophagous,
  5. necrophile,
  6. necrophiliac,
  7. necrophilism,
  8. necrophilous,
  9. necrophobia,
  10. necrophorous

Origin of necrophilia

From New Latin, dating back to 1890–95; see origin at necro-, -philia
Related formsnec·ro·phile [nek-ruh-fahyl] /ˈnɛk rəˌfaɪl/, nounnec·ro·phil·i·ac [nek-ruh-fil-ee-ak] /ˌnɛk rəˈfɪl iˌæk/, nec·ro·phil·ic, adjective, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for necrophilia

necrophilia

/ (ˌnɛkrəʊˈfɪlɪə) /

noun

sexual attraction for or sexual intercourse with dead bodiesAlso called: necromania, necrophilism
Derived Formsnecrophiliac or necrophile (ˈnɛkrəʊˌfaɪl), nounnecrophilic, adjective
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Word Origin and History for necrophilia

necrophilia

n.

1892, in Chaddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's "Psychopathia Sexualis," from necro- + -philia.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Medicine definitions for necrophilia

necrophilia

[ nĕk′rə-fĭl′ē-ə ]

n.

An abnormal fondness for being in the presence of dead bodies.necromania
Sexual contact with or erotic desire for dead bodies.
Related formsnec′ro•phil′i•ac′ (-ē-ăk′) adj. n.
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