Exophilia
Exophilia
Exophilia (pronounced: ex-o-phil-ia) is a term used in the field of psychology and sexology to describe a sexual attraction to extraterrestrial, robotic, supernatural, or otherwise non-human life forms. The term is derived from the Greek words "exo", meaning outside or external, and "philia", meaning love or affection.
Etymology
The term "exophilia" is a combination of two Greek words: "exo", which means outside or external, and "philia", which means love or affection. This term was coined to describe a specific type of paraphilia, or unusual sexual interest, that involves attraction to non-human entities.
Related Terms
- Paraphilia: A condition characterized by abnormal sexual desires, typically involving extreme or dangerous activities.
- Xenophilia: An attraction to foreign peoples, cultures, or customs.
- Robot fetishism: A fetishistic attraction to humanoid robots.
- Alien abduction: A phenomenon in which people report being abducted by extraterrestrial beings.
- Ufology: The study of reports, visual records, physical evidence, and other phenomena related to unidentified flying objects (UFOs).
See Also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Exophilia
- Wikipedia's article - Exophilia
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