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thanatophilia en · NOUN

Etymology

From thanato- + philia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The love of death.
    • What has obsessed the Irishman with thanatophilia — this love of death, decadence and decay? 1950, Oliver St. John Gogarty, Rolling Down the Lea, page 142:

Antonyms

thanatophobia

Relateds

thanatophile · thanatophilic