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pornophilia

pornophilia noun: a love of pornography.

Noun

pornophilia (uncountable)

  1. A love of pornography.
    • He frequently preaches the virtues of honesty and truthfulness, yet there is now little doubt that he lied repeatedly during his confirmation hearings — not only about his pornophilia and bawdy humor but, more important, about his legal views and familiarity with cases like Roe v. Wade2007 June 17, Orlando Patterson, “Thomas Agonistes”, in New York Times
    • Brouk posited that pornophilia could thus be a weapon for the oppressed, and claimed that "those who succumb to pornophilia are of a more revolutionary bent than those mired in the prejudices of the moribund bourgeoisie."2008, Karla Tonine Huebner, Eroticism, identity, and cultural context, page 216

Origin of pornophilia

From porno- + -philia.

Questions about pornophilia

What does pornophilia mean?
Pornophilia means a love of pornography.
What part of speech is pornophilia?
Pornophilia is a noun.

Words near pornophilia in the dictionary

  1. pornomaniacs
  2. pornonormative
  3. pornonormativity
  4. pornophile
  5. pornophiles
  6. pornophilia
  7. pornophilic
  8. pornophobe
  9. pornophobes
  10. pornophobia
  11. pornophobic

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