necrophilia

(-filē ə)

noun

an abnormal fascination with death and the dead; esp., an erotic attraction to corpses

Origin: necro- + -philia

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See necrophilia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. Obsessive fascination with death and corpses.
  2. Erotic attraction to or sexual contact with corpses.

Related Forms:

  • necˌro·philˈi·acˌ (-ē-ăkˌ) adjective & n.
  • necˈro·phileˌ (-fīlˌ) noun
  • necˌro·philˈic (-fĭlˈĭk) adjective

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