necrophilous

Variant of necrophilia

necrophilia definition

necro·philia (-fil′ē ə)

noun

an abnormal fascination with death and the dead; esp., an erotic attraction to corpses
also necrophilism ne·croph′i·lism′ (ne kräf′ə liz′əm)

Etymology: necro- + -philia

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