necrophily

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɪˈkɹɒfəli/, /nɛˈkɹɒfəli/

Noun

necrophily (uncountable)

  1. Necrophilia.
    • 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)