Necrophily

Pronunciation

• IPA: /nɪˈkɹɒfÉ™li/, /nɛˈkɹɒfÉ™li/

Origin

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

Full definition of necrophily

Noun

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)