necrophily

English

Etymology

necro- +‎ -phily. Compare the earlier necrophilia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɪˈkɹɒfəli/, /nɛˈkɹɒfəli/

Noun

necrophily (uncountable)

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)