erotophonophilia

noun

lust murder

OriginAncient Greek φόνος →
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Meanings

nounerotophonophilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountablelust murder

    Despite the serial aspect of these killings, lust murder still remains a distinct subcategory of both sexual and serial murder. It is also referred to as erotophonophilia, one of the most extreme forms of paraphilia.

    2003, Eric Hickey, Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, SAGE, →ISBN, page 281

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
lust murder

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekφόνος“murder”
  2. Englisherotophonophilia

From eroto- (“love”) + Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos, “murder”) + -philia.

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APA

erotophonophilia. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotophonophilia

MLA

“erotophonophilia.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotophonophilia. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “erotophonophilia,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/erotophonophilia.

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