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Meaning of "necrophilous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NECROPHILOUS

necrophilous  [neˈkrɒfɪləs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NECROPHILOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Necrophilous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES NECROPHILOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of necrophilous in the English dictionary

The definition of necrophilous in the dictionary is displaying a preference for dead tissue, esp of certain bacteria and insects.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NECROPHILOUS


acidophilous
ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs
acidophilus
ˌæsɪˈdɒfɪləs
ammophilous
æˈmɒfɪləs
anemophilous
ˌænɪˈmɒfɪləs
coprophilous
kəˈprɒfɪləs
endophyllous
ɛnˈdɒfɪləs
eosinophilous
ˌiːəʊsɪˈnɒfɪləs
geophilous
dʒiːˈɒfɪləs
Herophilus
hɪəˈrɒfɪləs
hydrophilous
haɪˈdrɒfɪləs
hygrophilous
haɪˈɡrɒfɪləs
lithophilous
lɪˈθɒfɪləs
nitrophilous
naɪˈtrɒfɪləs
ombrophilous
ɒmˈbrɒfɪləs
sclerophyllous
sklɛˈrɒfɪləs
Theophilus
θɪˈɒfɪləs
thermophilous
θɜːˈmɒfɪləs
tropophilous
trəʊˈpɒfɪləs
xerophilous
zɪˈrɒfɪləs
xiphophyllous
zɪˈfɒfɪləs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NECROPHILOUS

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE NECROPHILOUS

anthophilous
battailous
halophilous
heliophilous
limnophilous
malacophilous
myrmecophilous
nubilous
ornithophilous
perilous
photophilous
pilous
rhizophilous
ridiculous
scurrilous
sibilous
Siege Perilous
symphilous
tendrilous
unperilous
verisimilous

Synonyms and antonyms of necrophilous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «necrophilous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NECROPHILOUS

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

Translator English - Chinese

necrophilous
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

necrófilo
570 millions of speakers

English

necrophilous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

necrophilous
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مجامع الميت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

necrophilous
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

necrófilas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

necrophilous
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

necrophilous
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Necrophilous
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nekrophilen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

necrophilous
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

necrophilous
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Necrophilous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

necrophilous
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

necrophilous
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेक्रोफिलस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

necrophilous
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

necrophilous
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

necrophilous
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

necrophilous
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

necrophilous
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

necrophilous
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

necrophilous
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

necrophilous
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

necrophilous
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of necrophilous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NECROPHILOUS»

The term «necrophilous» is used very little and occupies the 191.878 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NECROPHILOUS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «necrophilous» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «necrophilous» 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 necrophilous

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NECROPHILOUS»

Discover the use of necrophilous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to necrophilous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Theories of Personality
2 necrophilous orientation A character type attracted to inanimate objects and to things associated with death. biophilous orientation A character type congruent with the productive orientation; this type is concerned with personal growth and ...
Duane Schultz, Sydney Schultz, 2004
2
Pushkin's Mozart and Salieri: Themes, Character, Sociology
A Frommian aesthetic would identify imitation as an essentially necrophilous act. The quotation above also exemplifies another typifying necrophilous feature: lack of humour, or as Fromm formulates it, inability to laugh, since laughter is free ...
Robert Reid, 1995
3
The Heart of Man
I know of a number of dreams of necrophilous persons in which they have sexual intercourse with an old woman or man by whom they are in no way physically attracted, but whom they fear and admire for their power and destructiveness.
Erich Fromm, 2011
4
Sites of Autopsy in Contemporary Culture
Explores the role and function of the autopsy in Western culture, from Rembrandt's The Anatomy Lecture to The X-Files and CSI.
Elizabeth Klaver, 2012
5
Evil: Satan, Sin, and Psychology
One symptom isaform of lifelessness,which Fromm frequently called a necrophilous personality. Fromm wasn't literally referring to necrophiles, those individuals witha sexualabnormality involving a desire for intercourse with corpses. Instead ...
Cindy K. Epperson
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Manifesto of the Critical Theory of Society and Religion (3 ...
Necrophilous Hell But adoro added to his abstract critique of Benjamin's Passage Work a few concrete suggestions (hegel 1986g: 339-397; adorno 1970b: 117- 125; Benjamin 1983a; 1983b). adorno proposed that Benjamin should strike the  ...
Rudolf Siebert, 2010
7
Decentralized Economic Social Organization: Deso and Neo-new ...
(77) The necrophilous person is attracted hy all that is against li e: he craves for certainty, and hates uncertainty; he hates life which hy its own nature is never certain, never predictahle, rarely controllahle. In order to control li e, life must he ...
Reed Camacho Kinney, 2012
8
Forgiveness and Reconciliation: Psychological Pathways to ...
Tools can be utilized for biophilous and necrophilous purposes (Fromm, 1964). Biophilous uses of tools and technology affirm selves, heal injuries, support respectful and caring relationships, empower groups to provide for members' needs, ...
Ani Kalayjian, Raymond F. Paloutzian, 2009
9
Forensic Entomology: The Utility of Arthropods in Legal ...
This seemingly incredible ability of necrophilous flies has been documented repeatedly over many years and constitutes a repeatable phenomenon widely accepted by forensic entomologists. The problem is that when this observation is  ...
Jason H. Byrd, James L. Castner, 2009
10
The Anatomy of Human Destructiveness
On the other hand it is not necessary to find all characteristically necrophilous features together in order to make the diagnosis. There are many factors, personal and cultural, that are responsible for this unevenness; in addition, some  ...
Erich Fromm, 2013

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NECROPHILOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term necrophilous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Counter-Intelligence: Beyond the Deep State
KP: “Necrophilous” is the longest entry in the series. Could you discuss “terrorism” and how the term is used? Those who are labeled as ... «Dissident Voice, Jul 14»
2
The Sandy Hook Shootings and America's Culture of Death
"Long live death!" When the speech was over, Miguel de Unamuno, rector of the university, rose and said: "Just now I heard a necrophilous and ... «U.S. News & World Report, Dec 12»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Necrophilous [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/necrophilous>. May 2024 ».
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