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erotophonophilia

erotophonophilia noun: lust murder.

Noun

erotophonophilia (uncountable)

  1. lust murder
    • Despite the serial aspect of these killings, lust murder still remains a distinct subcategory of both sexual and serial murder. It is also referred to as erotophonophilia, one of the most extreme forms of paraphilia.2003, Eric Hickey, Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, SAGE, →ISBN, page 281

Origin of erotophonophilia

From eroto- (“love”) + Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos, “murder”) + -philia.

Questions about erotophonophilia

What does erotophonophilia mean?
Erotophonophilia means lust murder.
What part of speech is erotophonophilia?
Erotophonophilia is a noun.

Words near erotophonophilia in the dictionary

  1. erotophobes
  2. erotophobia
  3. erotophobic
  4. erotophonophile
  5. erotophonophiles
  6. erotophonophilia
  7. erotosexual
  8. erototoxin
  9. erototoxins
  10. erotylid
  11. erotylids

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