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Meaning of haematolagnia | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌhiː.mə.tə(ʊ)ˈlæɡniə

Definitions

The love of blood; an attraction to blood in general, especially sexually.

uncountable

Examples

“Of particular interest⟳ was the supposed compulsion to kill⟳ for blood (to drink⟳). It is thought that such compulsions are linked to a sexual deviation, such as haematophilia or hematolagnia (APA, 2002) or vampirism (Prins, 1985), but Haigh gave no indication of paraphilia of this kind and, indeed, seemed to have⟳ no interest⟳ in sex.”

CEFR level

C1
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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

haematologist haematology haematolysis haematoma haematomania haematometer

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