erotophonophilia

English

Etymology

From eroto- (“love”) + Ancient Greek φόνος (phónos, “murder”) + -philia.[1][2]

Noun

erotophonophilia (uncountable)

  1. lust murder
    • 2003, Eric Hickey, Encyclopedia of Murder and Violent Crime, SAGE, →ISBN, page 281:
      Despite the serial aspect of these killings, lust murder still remains a distinct subcategory of both sexual and serial murder. It is also referred to as erotophonophilia, one of the most extreme forms of paraphilia.

References

  1. ^ Kate Fisher & Sarah Toulalan, Bodies, Sex and Desire from the Renaissance to the Present, Palgrave Macmillan, 18/10/2011
  2. ^ François Noel, Dictionnaire de la fable, ou, Mythologie grecque, latine, égyptienne, celtique, persanne, syriaque, indienne, chinoise, scandinave, africaine, américaine, iconologique, etc, Le Normant, 1801
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