necrophilia
English
Etymology
From necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “affection”)), after German Nekrophilie (in Krafft-Ebing 1887).
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Noun
necrophilia (countable and uncountable, plural necrophilias)
- (sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
- Pathological fascination with death.
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pathological attraction to dead bodies
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pathological fascination with death
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Latin
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ne.kroˈpʰi.li.a/, [nɛ.krɔˈpʰɪ.li.a]
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