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taphophilia

taphophilia noun: deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death.

Noun

taphophilia (uncountable)

  1. Deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death.

Origin of taphophilia

From tapho- + -philia. From Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos, “funeral rites, burial, funeral, wake; tomb, grave”) + Ancient Greek φιλία (philía, “love, fondness”).

Questions about taphophilia

What does taphophilia mean?
Taphophilia means deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death.
What part of speech is taphophilia?
Taphophilia is a noun.

Words near taphophilia in the dictionary

  1. taphonomist
  2. taphonomists
  3. taphonomy
  4. taphophile
  5. taphophiles
  6. taphophilia
  7. taphophilic
  8. taphophobe
  9. taphophobes
  10. taphophobia
  11. taphophobic

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