Agalmatophilia

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A paraphilia characterised by sexual attraction to a statue, doll, mannequin, or similar object. uncountable

    "The former included research into alcoholism, transsexualism, painting in therapy, agalmatophilia and tattoo removal: the latter the differential effects of single or double carotid endarterectomy."

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"The former included research into alcoholism, transsexualism, painting in therapy, agalmatophilia and tattoo removal: the latter the differential effects of single or double carotid endarterectomy."

Etymology

From the stem of Ancient Greek ἄγαλμα (ágalma, “statue”) + -philia.

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