necromania
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necromania
(ˌnɛkrəʊˈmeɪnɪə)n
(Psychiatry) another word for necrophilia
ˌnecroˈmaniˌac n
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necromania
an obsession with death or the dead. — necromaniac, n.
See also: Corpsesan obsession with death or the dead. Cf. thanatomania.
See also: Maniasan obsession with death or the dead.
See also: Death-Ologies & -Isms. Copyright 2008 The Gale Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Noun | 1. | necromania - an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies |
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nec·ro·ma·ni·a
n. necromanía, preocupación anormal por cadáveres o por la muerte.
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