necrophily

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/nɪˈkɹɒfəli//nɛˈkɹɒfəli/

noun

Necrophilia.

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Meanings

nounnecrophily (uncountable)
  1. uncountableNecrophilia.

    1942: By this necrophily, and a pervasive nastiness about sex …, millions were raised to a state of rapture. — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 173)

Synonyms & antonyms

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necrophilia

Origin

From necro- + -phily. Compare the earlier necrophilia.

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APA

necrophily. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophily

MLA

“necrophily.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophily. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “necrophily,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/necrophily.

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