pornophilia

English

Etymology

From porno- +‎ -philia.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pornophilia (uncountable)

1. A love of pornography.
   • 2007 June 17, Orlando Patterson, “Thomas Agonistes”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     He frequently preaches the virtues of honesty and truthfulness, yet there is now little doubt that he lied repeatedly during his confirmation hearings — not only about his pornophilia and bawdy humor but, more important, about his legal views and familiarity with cases like Roe v. Wade

   • 2008, Karla Tonine Huebner, Eroticism, identity, and cultural context, page 216:

     Brouk posited that pornophilia could thus be a weapon for the oppressed, and claimed that "those who succumb to pornophilia are of a more revolutionary bent than those mired in the prejudices of the moribund bourgeoisie."