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NECROPHILISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does necrophilism mean?
• NECROPHILISM (noun)
The noun NECROPHILISM has 1 sense:
1. an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
Familiarity information: NECROPHILISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
Classified under:
Nouns denoting goals
Synonyms:
necromania; necrophilia; necrophilism
Hypernyms ("necrophilism" is a kind of...):
cacoethes; mania; passion (an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action)
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