necrophiliac
/ˌnɛkrəˈfɪliˌæk/
noun
- A person who has a strong sexual attraction to dead bodies.
- The psychiatrist treated a necrophiliac who had been struggling with his urges for years.
- In the horror movie, the main character turned out to be a necrophiliac.
- The police arrested a necrophiliac who had broken into the morgue.
adjective
- Relating to or characteristic of necrophilia.
- The film was banned for its necrophiliac themes.
- The detective found necrophiliac tendencies in the suspect's journal.
- Some ancient rituals had necrophiliac elements that modern scholars find disturbing.