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Necromania vs Necrophilia - What's the difference?

necromania | necrophilia |

As nouns the difference between necromania and necrophilia

is that necromania is obsession with death while necrophilia is a pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.

necromania

English

Noun

(-)
  • obsession with death

    • necrophilia

    English

    (wikipedia necrophilia)

    Noun

    (-)
  • (sexuality) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse.
  • Pathological fascination with death.

    • Synonyms

    * necrophilism * necrophily

    Antonyms

    * necrophobia

    Derived terms

    * necrophiliac

    Related terms

    (Terms etymologically related to "necrophilia") * necrophagia * necrophile * necropolis * necropsy * necrosis * necrotize