pentaphilia

English

Etymology

From penta- +‎ -philia.

Noun

pentaphilia (uncountable)

1. love of the number 5
   • 2005, Annette Ferrerra, Pentaphilics Run Roughshod Over University Gallery’s Curatorial Conventions Gallery 400‎^[1]:

     pentaphilia, or an unholy love of the number five

   • 2012, Rosemary McGee, Knowing Poverty: Critical Reflections on Participatory Research and Policy‎^[2], page 252:

     As analysis proceeded, pentaphilia came under pressure from complexity. In writing about powerlessness, the five broke right open and became (temporarily) 12

   • 2016 Nereidalbel Re: "No Bite" Disad anywhere? Steve Jackson Games Forums

     Going by the same pattern as Weak Bite, it should be -6. Rounding it off to -5 satisfies pentaphilia better, though.

Derived terms

• pentaphilic / pentaphillic