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A 'phile' - or 'phelia' - is the love of (or obsession with) something. It is not exclusive to crimes like necro or paedophilia, although these words themselves have become kind of anti-vogue in recent years through newspaper exploitation.
As an example, a paediatrician was attacked in England because the mob interpreted the title of his job as: "nonce". Cause = the gutter press.
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