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Pronunciation / Transliteration: ne.kro.maˈniː
"Die historische Studie untersuchte die Nekromanie des späten neunzehnten Jahrhunderts."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A morbid, obsessive fascination or fixation with corpses, death, or burial matters.
"The sensationalist nineteenth-century pamphlet exploited the public's morbid necromania regarding local graveyard mysteries." - 2
An excessive or abnormal preoccupation with necromancy or supernatural death rituals.
"Historians noted a cultural necromania sweeping through the esoteric circles of the era."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combining form of the Ancient Greek 'nekros' meaning corpse or dead body, combined with the neoclassical suffix '-mania' denoting madness, frenzy, or excessive enthusiasm. It emerged in nineteenth-century pathological and psychological discourse to describe morbid obsessions concerning death or the dead.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Necromania" is said worldwide
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nécromanie
Transliteration: nek.ʁɔ.ma.ni
"Sa nécromanie le poussait à visiter les catacombes chaque nuit."
Nekromanie
Transliteration: ne.kro.maˈniː
"Die historische Studie untersuchte die Nekromanie des späten neunzehnten Jahrhunderts."
necromania
Transliteration: ne.kro.maˈni.a
"Il romanzo gotico esplora temi legati alla necromania."
necromamanía
Transliteration: ne.kɾo.maˈni.a
Script: necromanía
"La necromanía se manifestaba en su obsesión por los cementerios."
necromania
Transliteration: ne.kɾo.maˈni.ɐ
"O ensaio aborda a necromania sob uma perspectiva psicológica."
मृत्यु-उन्माद
Transliteration: mrityu-unmaad
"उसकी मृत्यु-उन्माद की प्रवृत्ति ने सबको भयभीत कर दिया।"
尸体狂热
Transliteration: shītǐ kuángrè
"这部哥特小说探讨了一种黑暗的尸体狂热。"
시체광증
Transliteration: sichegwangjeung
"그 시대의 문화 속에는 기묘한 시체광증이 존재했다."
死体狂
Transliteration: shitai-kyō
"その医学論文は死体狂の症例について記述している。"
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