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Meaning of "necrophile" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NECROPHILE

necrophile  [ˈnɛkrəʊˌfaɪl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECROPHILE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Necrophile is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NECROPHILE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Necrophilia

Necrophilia, also called thanatophilia or necrolagnia, is the sexual attraction to corpses. It is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the American Psychiatric Association. The word is derived from the Greek words: νεκρός and φιλία. The term was coined by the Belgian alienist Joseph Guislain, who first used it in a lecture in 1850. Rosman and Resnick reviewed information from 34 cases of necrophilia describing the individuals' motivations for their behaviors: these individuals reported the desire to possess a non-resisting and non-rejecting partner, reunions with a romantic partner, sexual attraction to corpses, comfort or overcoming feelings of isolation, or seeking self-esteem by expressing power over a homicide victim.

Definition of necrophile in the English dictionary

The definition of necrophile in the dictionary is someone who has sexual intercourse with dead bodies, or someone who is attracted to the idea of having sexual intercourse with dead bodies.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NECROPHILE


acidophile
ˈæsɪdəʊˌfaɪl
audiophile
ˈɔːdɪəʊˌfaɪl
discophile
ˈdɪskəʊˌfaɪl
electrophile
ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌfaɪl
Europhile
ˈjʊərəʊˌfaɪl
Francophile
ˈfræŋkəʊˌfaɪl
haemophile
ˈhiːməʊˌfaɪl
halophile
ˈhæləʊˌfaɪl
hydrophile
ˈhaɪdrəʊˌfaɪl
hygrophile
ˈhaɪɡrəʊˌfaɪl
hyperthermophile
ˌhaɪpəˈθɜːməʊˌfaɪl
mesophile
ˈmɛsəʊˌfaɪl
Negrophile
ˈniːɡrəʊˌfaɪl
paedophile
ˈpiːdəʊˌfaɪl
Russophile
ˈrʌsəʊˌfaɪl
Sinophile
ˈsaɪnəʊˌfaɪl
spermophile
ˈspɜːməʊˌfaɪl
technophile
ˈtɛknəʊˌfaɪl
thermophile
ˈθɜːməʊˌfaɪl
videophile
ˈvɪdɪəʊˌfaɪl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECROPHILE

necromancer
necromancy
necromania
necromaniac
necromantic
necrophagous
necrophilia
necrophiliac
necrophilic
necrophilism
necrophilous
necrophobe
necrophobia
necrophobic
necrophorous
necropoleis
necropoli
necropolis
necropsies
necropsy

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECROPHILE

ailurophile
amphiphile
Anglophile
basophile
bibliophile
cartophile
chile
cinephile
eosinophile
extremophile
heterophile
homophile
logophile
neutrophile
nucleophile
oenophile
pedophile
siderophile
Slavophile
xenophile
zoophile

Synonyms and antonyms of necrophile in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «necrophile» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NECROPHILE

Find out the translation of necrophile to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of necrophile from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «necrophile» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

恋尸癖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

necrófilo
570 millions of speakers

English

necrophile
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

necrophile
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

necrophile
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

некрофил
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necrófilo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

necrophile
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

nécrophile
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Necrophile
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nekrophilen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

necrophile
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

necrophile
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Necrophile
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

necrophile
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

necrophile
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेक्राफिली
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

necrophile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

necrofilo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

necrophile
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

некрофил
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necrophile
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νεκρόφιλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

necrophile
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

necrophile
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

necrophile
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of necrophile

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECROPHILE»

The term «necrophile» is normally little used and occupies the 111.600 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NECROPHILE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «necrophile» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «necrophile» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about necrophile

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECROPHILE»

Discover the use of necrophile in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to necrophile and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Necrophilia: Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects
If a given necrophile is able to perform sex with a living person of either sex or of any age, he would not be listed among this class. In Rosman and Resnick's9 series of 122 cases, the authors could find only six cases that could be listed in this ...
Anil Aggrawal, 2010
2
Sexual Offenses and Offenders: Theory, Practice, and Policy
The first is the pseudo necrophile, also called a fantasy necrophile; this is an individual who either fantasizes about sex with dead bodies or has sex with dead bodies only periodically. The pseudo necrophile prefers the sexual partner to be  ...
Karen Terry, 2012
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Love and Hope: Fromm and Education
Fromm stresses that the necrophile is immersed in the past and never in the future. His feelings are mostly sentimental — that is. he fosters the memory of feelings tor that which he believes that he has felt) from the past. He is cold. reserved.
Adir Cohen, 1990
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Forensic and Medico-legal Aspects of Sexual Crimes and ...
While.the.term.vampire.generally. refers.to.a.dead.person.disturbing.the.living,. the.necrophile.is.a.living.person.disturbing.the.dead.. The.practice.of.necrophilia. has.a.long.and.rich.history,.perhaps.as.old.as.civilization.itself..Mythol- ...
Anil Aggrawal, 2008
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Reading the World: Cormac McCarthy's Tennessee Period
Child of God (1974) Child of God, McCarthy's story of the stunted life of a lonely necrophile — from the loss of his family farm, a version of the pastoral expulsion, to his spiraling descent through ever more essential losses, to his death and ...
Dianne C. Luce, 2009
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Comprehensive Analysis on Human Sexuality
THE NECROPHILE Necrophilia is a sexual desire towards corpses or dead bodies of human beings. This is pure insanity I would say and I'm sure nobody will disagree. The necrophilia ideal may be very strange but analyzing its origins will ...
Ralph Delos Santos Gonzales
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Beating Kings and Burning Angels
“I don't know about Janet,” said Tim, “but I hear it is the preferred food of Necrophile Officers.” "Necrophile Officers?" asked Harry, outwardly puzzled but inwardly curious as to the results of his latest offensive in their never-ending practical joke ...
DigitalPulp Publishing, Lewis James, 2006
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Sexual Rhetoric in the Works of Joss Whedon: New Essays
Frequently, the necrophile is fearful of the dead and transforms that fear (by means of reaction formation) into an erotic desire for the dead (161). Necrophilia in the Whedonverse differs sharply from the condition as it exists in the real world.
Erin B. Waggoner, 2010
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The Necrophiliac
For more than three decades, Lucien ' one of the most notorious characters in the history of the novel ' has haunted the imaginations of readers around the world.
Gabrielle Wittkop, 2011
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The Work of the Sun: New and Selected Poems, 1991-2002
The. Necrophile. I cannot imagine why they came to me so juxtaposed, The rooster and the yellow squash together on the glass-topped table, Unless I felt both live, vulnerable, and totally exposed. King Cock who never yet had found himself ...
Charles Edward Eaton, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECROPHILE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term necrophile is used in the context of the following news items.
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Blu-ray Review: From a Whisper to a Scream
White has a host of gruesome tales to tell–the children who craved human flesh, the necrophile, and the voodoo priest with mysterious powers, ... «TechnologyTell, Jun 15»
2
Deranged FINALLY Comes to US Blu-ray
If you've ever seen 1974's Deranged: Confessions of a Necrophile, you know one thing… despite the changing of character names, it is the ... «Dread Central, Jun 15»
3
Bracing for face-to-face encounter with evil in Midland
He was diagnosed as a sexual sadist, lust murderer and necrophile. Mayotte said no female employees at Service Ontario in Midland – the ... «Simcoe.com, Jun 15»
4
Relatives of Guelph murder victims angered at outing arranged for …
... and described by psychiatrists as a sexual sadist, a lust murderer and a necrophile. His first four murders were carried out so methodically ... «Waterloo Record, May 15»
5
Sexual sadist, serial killer to get escorted leave from Waypoint in …
Psychiatrists have described him as a sexual sadist, lust murderer and necrophile. next play/pause pre 1/1. Midland Mirror. By Jenni Dunning. «Simcoe.com, May 15»
6
The New Girlfriend: interviews with Francois Ozon and Romain Duris
It was just tantalised but in the eyes, in the imagination of Claire, suddenly she thinks she might be with a necrophile, he's dangerous. So it was ... «The Upcoming, May 15»
7
Father of victim shocked child-killing necrophile Charles Jaynes up …
"Here you have it folks be a pedophile kill a 10 year old boy and bring the state of Massachusetts to within one vote of bringing back capital ... «The Union Leader, Apr 15»
8
“I'm More Into Outsiders Than Insiders”: Auteur Bruce LaBruce on …
The two others would probably be LA Zombie, because it does really push the necrophile thing. It was banned in Australia. The softcore version ... «Flavorwire, Apr 15»
9
American Dream Miami mega mall aims to defy grim fate of others
Triple Five's proposal comes at time when mall construction is slumping and dying shopping malls are becoming a necrophile public obsession ... «MiamiHerald.com, Mar 15»
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Adding Words
Domenic joked that he had not known that he was a “necrophile and pedophile” until he went to the hearings and heard some of the testifiers ... «The Blue Review, Mar 15»

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