necrophilia
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Definition of necrophilia
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)A pathological attraction to dead bodies.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)A pathological attraction to dead bodies.
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(countable, uncountable)Sexual activity with corpses.
“A woman in Sweden has been accused of necrophilia after investigators found some 100 skeleton parts in her apartment.”
“Mann was a vocal leader in the group, and she was particularly outspoken about an incident in which the school's rugby team engaged in chants calling for violence against women -- including rape and necrophilia.”
- (countable, uncountable)A pathological fascination with death.
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Etymology
From necro- (Ancient Greek νεκρός (nekrós, “corpse, dead”)) + -philia (Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “affection”)), after German Nekrophilie (in Krafft-Ebing 1887).
Words you can make from necrophilia
200+ playable · top: NEOPHILIAC (17 pts)
Best play neophiliac 17 points9-letter words
6 words8-letter words
29 words- CANEPHOR 15 pts
- CEPHALIN 15 pts
- CHAPERON 15 pts
- ORPHICAL 15 pts
- PARHELIC 15 pts
- PHENOLIC 15 pts
- PINOCHLE 15 pts
- POACHIER 15 pts
- PROCHAIN 15 pts
- PROCHEIN 15 pts
- APHELION 13 pts
- CHLORINE 13 pts
- HEROICAL 13 pts
- PHELONIA 13 pts
- APOCRINE 12 pts
- CAPONIER 12 pts
- CAPRIOLE 12 pts
- PECORINI 12 pts
- PICOLINE 12 pts
- POLICIER 12 pts
- PROCAINE 12 pts
- REPLICON 12 pts
- HAIRLINE 11 pts
- ACROLEIN 10 pts
- COLINEAR 10 pts
- IRENICAL 10 pts
- IRONICAL 10 pts
- LONICERA 10 pts
- PELORIAN 10 pts
7-letter words
73 words- APHONIC 14 pts
- CHOPINE 14 pts
- EPOCHAL 14 pts
- NEPHRIC 14 pts
- PANOCHE 14 pts
- PHOCINE 14 pts
- PHRENIC 14 pts
- PINCHER 14 pts
- PLANCHE 14 pts
- POACHER 14 pts
- ALPHORN 12 pts
- ARCHINE 12 pts
- CHAINER 12 pts
- CHALONE 12 pts
- CHARLIE 12 pts
- CHARNEL 12 pts
- CHLORIN 12 pts
- CHOLERA 12 pts
- CHOLINE 12 pts
- CHORALE 12 pts
- CHOREAL 12 pts
- CHORIAL 12 pts
- CHORINE 12 pts
- EPHORAL 12 pts
- HAIRPIN 12 pts
- HARELIP 12 pts
- HELICON 12 pts
- HEPARIN 12 pts
- HIPLINE 12 pts
- HIRCINE 12 pts
- LARCHEN 12 pts
- PHONIER 12 pts
- PINHOLE 12 pts
- APNOEIC 11 pts
- CALIPER 11 pts
- CAPELIN 11 pts
- CAPRINE 11 pts
- CIPOLIN 11 pts
- NOPLACE 11 pts
- PAEONIC 11 pts
- PANICLE 11 pts
- PELICAN 11 pts
- PELORIC 11 pts
- PENICIL 11 pts
- PICOLIN 11 pts
- PINOCLE 11 pts
- PLEONIC 11 pts
- POLICER 11 pts
- PORCINE 11 pts
- PORCINI 11 pts
- REPLICA 11 pts
- AIRHOLE 10 pts
- HERNIAL 10 pts
- INHALER 10 pts
- CALORIE 9 pts
- CARIOLE 9 pts
- CARLINE 9 pts
- CLARION 9 pts
- COALIER 9 pts
- CORNEAL 9 pts
- EPINAOI 9 pts
- LIRIOPE 9 pts
- LORICAE 9 pts
- ONEIRIC 9 pts
- OPALINE 9 pts
- PELORIA 9 pts
- PLAINER 9 pts
- PRALINE 9 pts
- PROLINE 9 pts
- RIPIENO 9 pts
- AILERON 7 pts
- AIRLINE 7 pts
- ALIENOR 7 pts
6-letter words
91 words- CALIPH 13 pts
- CARHOP 13 pts
- CERIPH 13 pts
- CHAPEL 13 pts
- CHEAPO 13 pts
- CHOPIN 13 pts
- CIPHER 13 pts
- COPRAH 13 pts
- EPARCH 13 pts
- ORPHIC 13 pts
- PAINCH 13 pts
- ACHIER 11 pts
- ANCHOR 11 pts
- ARCHIL 11 pts
- ARCHON 11 pts
- CAHIER 11 pts
- CHAINE 11 pts
- CHIRAL 11 pts
- CHOLER 11 pts
- CHORAL 11 pts
- CHOREA 11 pts
- COHEIR 11 pts
- ECHINI 11 pts
- ENRICH 11 pts
- EPHORI 11 pts
- HARPIN 11 pts
- HELIAC 11 pts
- HEROIC 11 pts
- HIRPLE 11 pts
- HOLPEN 11 pts
- INARCH 11 pts
- INCHER 11 pts
- LICHEN 11 pts
- LOCHAN 11 pts
- LOCHIA 11 pts
- OCHREA 11 pts
- ORACHE 11 pts
- ORCHIL 11 pts
- ORPHAN 11 pts
- APNEIC 10 pts
- CAPLIN 10 pts
- CARPEL 10 pts
- COPIER 10 pts
- CREPON 10 pts
- EPICAL 10 pts
- INCLIP 10 pts
- PACIER 10 pts
- ENHALO 9 pts
- HAILER 9 pts
- HALIER 9 pts
- HERNIA 9 pts
- HEROIN 9 pts
- HOLIER 9 pts
- INHALE 9 pts
- AEONIC 8 pts
- ALNICO 8 pts
- ALPINE 8 pts
- CANOER 8 pts
- CARLIN 8 pts
- CARNIE 8 pts
- CAROLI 8 pts
- CINEOL 8 pts
- CLONER 8 pts
- COALER 8 pts
- COILER 8 pts
- COINER 8 pts
- CORNEA 8 pts
- CORNEL 8 pts
- ECLAIR 8 pts
- ENOLIC 8 pts
- INLACE 8 pts
- IRENIC 8 pts
- IRONIC 8 pts
- LACIER 8 pts
- LANCER 8 pts
- LORICA 8 pts
- OILCAN 8 pts
- ORACLE 8 pts
- ORCEIN 8 pts
- ORPINE 8 pts
- PALIER 8 pts
- ALINER 6 pts
- EOLIAN 6 pts
- INLIER 6 pts
- LARINE 6 pts
- LINEAR 6 pts
- LINIER 6 pts
- LOANER 6 pts
- NAILER 6 pts
- NEROLI 6 pts
- OILIER 6 pts
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