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necrophiliac - 4 dictionary results

nec⋅ro⋅phil⋅i⋅a

[nek-ruh-fil-ee-uh]
–noun Psychiatry.
an erotic attraction to corpses.

Origin:
1890–95; < NL; see necro-, -philia


nec⋅ro⋅phile [nek-ruh-fahyl] , noun
nec⋅ro⋅phil⋅i⋅ac [nek-ruh-fil-ee-ak] , nec⋅ro⋅phil⋅ic, adjective, noun
nec·ro·phil·i·a   (něk'rə-fĭl'ē-ə)   
n.  
  1. Obsessive fascination with death and corpses.
  2. Erotic attraction to or sexual contact with corpses.
nec'ro·phil'i·ac' (-ē-āk') adj. & n., nec'ro·phile' (-fīl') n., nec'ro·phil'ic (-fĭl'ĭk) adj.

Main Entry: 1nec·ro·phil·i·ac
Pronunciation: -'fil-E-"ak
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or marked bynecrophilia

Main Entry: 2necrophiliac
Function: noun
: NECROPHILE
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