necrophilia
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Etymology [edit]
From necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nékros, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “affection”)), after German Nekrophilie (in Krafft-Ebing 1887).
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Noun [edit]
necrophilia (uncountable)
- (sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
- Pathological fascination with death.
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Terms etymologically related to "necrophilia"
Translations [edit]
pathological attraction to dead bodies
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pathological fascination with death
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Noun [edit]
necrophilia (genitive necrophiliae); f, first declension
- (rare) necrophilia