Scatophiliac
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Scatophiliac is a noun meaning (rare) One who exhibits scatophilia.
Meaning
(rare) One who exhibits scatophilia.
Example Sentences
Joseph Mallard Turner had a profound, if scatophiliac, attraction to fire at sea.
Like the exhibitionist, the scatophiliac wants his victim, the person on the other end of the phone line, to be shocked, disgusted, or horrified by his demeanor or words.
Dean Swift, Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's from Dublin, clergyman, was a great, shall we say, combined scatophobe and scatophiliac. He both hated and was fascinated by faeces.
Word Forms
- scatophiliacs
Synonyms for scatophiliac
Depending on context, synonyms include scatophile.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include scatophile, coprophiliac, scopophiliac, scoptophiliac, scopophile, scoptophile.
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