necrophilism

[ nuh-krof-uh-liz-uhm, ne- ]

noun

, Psychiatry.

1. necrophilia.

necrophilism

/ nɛˈkrɒfɪˌlɪzəm /

noun

1. another word for necrophilia
2. a strong desire to be dead

Word History and Origins

Origin of necrophilism¹

First recorded in 1860–65; necro- + -philism