NECROPHILIA


Meaning of NECROPHILIA in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌne-krə-ˈfi-lē-ə ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin

Date: 1892

: obsession with and usually erotic interest in or stimulation by corpses

• nec·ro·phil·i·ac -ˈfi-lē-ˌak adjective or noun

• nec·ro·phil·ic -ˈfi-lik adjective

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.