thanatophilia

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noun

The love of death.

Opposite
thanatophobia
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Meanings

nounthanatophilia (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe love of death.

    What has obsessed the Irishman with thanatophilia — this love of death, decadence and decay?

    1950, Oliver St. John Gogarty, Rolling Down the Lea, page 142

    Antonyms: thanatophobia

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe love of death.

Opposite
thanatophobia

Origin

From thanato- + philia.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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