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Answer for the clue "An irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies ", 11 letters:
necrophilia

Word definitions for necrophilia in dictionaries

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ So I got up immediately and said it would be the end of a beautiful friendship if he accused me of necrophilia !

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies [syn: necrophilism , necromania ]

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Necrophilia , also called thanatophilia , is a sexual attraction or sexual act involving corpses . The attraction is classified as a paraphilia by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association . The term was coined ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1892, in Chaddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's "Psychopathia Sexualis," from necro- + -philia .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 (context sexuality English) A pathological attraction to dead bodies, especially sexual attraction or intercourse. 2 Pathological fascination with death.

Usage examples of necrophilia.

Jerry realized, as both of Caroline's eyes popped out upon her climax, and their precious ooze commingled, that if a living person has intimate relations with a dead body, it's called necrophilia.

These manga treat topics ranging from rape to incest, to lesbianism, scatology and necrophilia.