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necrophilia

(-fil′ē ə)

noun

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

also necrophilism

Origin: necro- + -philia

Related Forms:

necrophile noun
necrophiliac adjective or necrophilous

See necrophilia in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Obsessive fascination with death and corpses.
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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