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necrophilic

necrophilic

1 9.9
Being strongly interested in death and funerals, not in a sexual way
  • adjective
  • /ˌnɛkrəˈfɪlɪk/
translation icon : macabro
  • The documentary explored the necrophilic practices found in ancient cultures, highlighting their rituals regarding death and the afterlife.

And in the mirror says, what is this necrophilic chant?

Examples

  • An evidently necrophilic prince happens by and falls in love with the princess, and demands that her body remain preserved.

    Blog text (10)

  • In literature, necrophilic themes can reflect characters' unhealthy obsessions with mortality and the macabre.

  • And in the mirror says, what is this necrophilic chant?

    Triggernometry

  • Unless read as expressing some necrophilic barter between a dead girl and a series of social-policy bills, this sentence is gobbledygook.

    Blog text (5)

  • I can only explain the surprising word "ans" before, which implies a rather necrophilic request, as a reference or figuration of the Passion itself and of the lying of Christ's body upon the cross of symbolic transcendence.

    Academic text (1992)

  • He demonstrated a 'necrophilic character type,' whose aim is to avoid the inconvenience of life by transforming others into obedient automatons, robbing them of their humanity.

    Blog text (21)

  • Some critics argue that our society displays a necrophilic fascination with death, often glorifying violence and tragedy in media.

Synonyms

morbid
vsnecrophilic
49 7.3

Showing an unhealthy interest in death or other upsetting things

is narrower naming a focused strong interest in death and funerary matters
ghoulish
vsnecrophilic
15 8.2

Showing an unhealthy interest in death and dead bodies

is more about a strong personal attraction to death and corpses
necrophiliac
vsnecrophilic
1 9.9

Showing a strong, unhealthy interest in death or dead things

is more focused on intense attraction including funerary practices

How Interested

obsessed
245 4.8
necrophilic
1 9.9
fascinated
1 2.1
interested
485 2.0
curious
675 1.3
indifferent
1 4.5

Surface Forms

necrophilic positive

Morphology

necrophilic = necrophile (semi-transparent) = necro + phil + ic

Formally analyzable as 'necro-' + '-phile' + '-ic', but the non-sexual morbid interest is a nuanced, somewhat specialized meaning that not all learners will deduce.

Etymology

Necrophilic comes from the Greek parts necro- meaning 'dead body' and -philic meaning 'loving' or 'attracted to', the same root you see in bibliophile ('book lover'). So a necrophilic interest is a strong, often morbid, attraction to death, dead bodies, or burial customs rather than a normal curiosity.