Complete Definition of "necrophilia"

English

Etymology
AGr. term|scpolytonic|νεκ���|trnékros||corpse, dead + term|scpolytonic|�ιλία|trphilía||affection.

Pronunciation
AHD|n�k"r�-fĭl'��, IPA|/�n�kr��fɪli�/
:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪli�|-ɪli�

Noun
en-noun|-

  1. pathological attraction to dead bodies.
  2. pathological fascination with death.

Derived terms
necrophiliac

Related terms
necrophile

Translations
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Czech: nekrofilie f
Dutch: necrofilie f
Esperanto: nekrofilio
Estonian: nekrofiilia
Finnish: nekrofilia
French: nécrophilie f
German: Nekrophilie f
Icelandic: náriðill m
Italian: necrofilia f
Japanese: 死��好� (����������, shitaiaik�sh�)
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Latin: necrophilia f
Norwegian: nekrofil
Portuguese: necrofilia f
Slovak: nekrofília f
Spanish: necrofilia f
Swedish: nekrofili c
Korean: �체���

Category:Death
Category:Medical
Category:Sexual deviance

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