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necrophily

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /nɪˈkɹɒfəli/
  • /nɛˈkɹɒfəli/

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noun

Meaning 1

Necrophilia.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 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)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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