"strong abnormal attraction to people with leprosy," 1959 (Graham Greene), from combining form of leper (q.v.) + -philia. Related: Leprophil. Leprophobia is from 1888.
leper
lepido-
Lepidoptera
lepidopterist
leprechaun
leprophilia
leprosy
leprous
lepto-
lepton
lere
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