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spectrophilia

spectrophilia noun: a paraphilia involving sexual excitement from ghosts or from images in mirrors.

Noun

spectrophilia (uncountable)

  1. A paraphilia involving sexual excitement from ghosts or from images in mirrors.
    • These systems may be in the alternative insemination via mouth streams or spectrophilia or they may be in the actual birthing act or simulation of the act via ritual.2007, Erica Eaton, Liminal: Spaces-in-between Visible and Invisible, page 52

Origin of spectrophilia

From spectro- + -philia.

Questions about spectrophilia

What does spectrophilia mean?
Spectrophilia means a paraphilia involving sexual excitement from ghosts or from images in mirrors.
What part of speech is spectrophilia?
Spectrophilia is a noun.

Words near spectrophilia in the dictionary

  1. spectromicroscopy
  2. spectromodulation
  3. spectromorphometric
  4. spectromorphometry
  5. spectronomy
  6. spectrophilia
  7. spectrophobia
  8. spectrophone
  9. spectrophones
  10. spectrophonic
  11. spectrophore

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