necrophilia, necrophilism

necrophilia, necrophilism
1. A morbid fondness for being in the presence of dead bodies. 2. The impulse to have sexual contact, or the act of such contact, with a dead body, usually of males with female corpses. [necro- + G. phileo, to love]

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  • necrophilia — [ne kräf′ə liz΄əmnek΄rəfil′ē ə] n. [ NECRO + PHILIA] an abnormal fascination with death and the dead; esp., an erotic attraction to corpses: also necrophilism [ne kräf′ə liz΄əm] necrophile [nek΄rəfīl΄] n. necrophiliac adj. necrophilous …   English World dictionary

  • necrophilism — noun an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies • Syn: ↑necrophilia, ↑necromania • Hypernyms: ↑mania, ↑passion, ↑cacoethes * * * nə̇ˈkräfəˌlizəm, neˈ noun ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • necrophilia — nec·ro·phil·ia .nek rə fil ē ə n obsession with and usu. erotic interest in or stimulation by corpses * * * see necrophilism * * * nec·ro·phil·ia (nek″ro filґe ə) [necro + philia] fascination or obsession with death, usually… …   Medical dictionary

  • necrophilism — ne·croph·i·lism nə kräf ə .liz əm, ne n NECROPHILIA * * * n. sexual attraction to corpses. See also sexual deviation. • necrophile n. * * * ne·croph·i·lism (nə krofґĭ liz əm) necrop …   Medical dictionary

  • necrophilism — noun Date: 1864 necrophilia …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • necrophilism — /neuh krof euh liz euhm, ne /, n. Psychiatry. necrophilia. [1860 65; NECRO + PHILISM] * * * …   Universalium

  • necrophilia — noun /ˌnɛkɹə(ʊ)ˈfɪlɪə,nɛkɹoʊˈfɪliə,nɛkɹoʊˈfɪljə/ a) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse. b) Pathological fascination with death. Syn: necrophilism …   Wiktionary

  • necrophilia — [ˌnɛkrə(ʊ) fɪlɪə] noun sexual intercourse with or attraction towards corpses. Derivatives necrophile noun necrophiliac noun necrophilic adjective necrophilism noun necrophilist noun …   English new terms dictionary

  • necrophilism — ne•croph•i•lism [[t]nəˈkrɒf əˌlɪz əm[/t]] n. psi necrophilia • Etymology: 1860–65 …   From formal English to slang

  • necrophilia — /nɛkrəˈfɪliə / (say nekruh fileeuh), / ˈfil / (say feel ), / jə/ (say yuh) noun sexual attraction to corpses. Also, necrophilism /nəˈkrɒfəlɪzəm/ (say nuh krofuhlizuhm). {necro + philia} –necrophiliac, noun –necrophilic …  

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