taphophilia

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

taphophilia

Etymology

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

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