thanatophilia

English

Etymology

thanato- +‎ philia

Noun

thanatophilia (uncountable)

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