taphophilia
Meanings
noun
- Deep interest of funerals, cemeteries and the rituals of death.
Word forms
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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