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necrophiliac
[ nek-ruh-fil-ee-ak ]
noun
- Psychiatry. a person who is sexually excited by or attracted to dead bodies:
The serial killer was also a known necrophiliac.
- a person who is excited or fascinated by death or killing:
Those who embrace violence, whether in the form of acts of terrorism or acts of war, are necrophiliacs.
adjective
- Psychiatry. having or relating to a sexual attraction to dead bodies:
He had a disturbing tendency toward necrophiliac fantasies.
- excited or fascinated by death or killing:
I don't approve of that publisher's extreme, often necrophiliac and paranoid array of publications.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of necrophiliac1
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Example Sentences
For those not fond of clicking on links, Greenlee was a noted necrophiliac.
What was compelling about this, in general, was that, according to reports at the time, 9 out of 10 necrophiliacs are men.
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