pygmalionism — Rarely used term for the state of being in love with an object of one s own creation. [Pygmalion, G. myth. char.] * * * pyg·ma·lion·ism pig māl yən .iz əm n, often cap sexual responsiveness directed toward a statue or other representation esp.… … Medical dictionary
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pygmalionism — /pɪgˈmeɪliənɪzəm/ (say pig mayleeuhnizuhm) noun sexual pleasure gained from the contemplation of a statue or mannequin …
pygmalionism — ˌnizəm noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pygmalion (from Pygmalion, legendary king and sculptor of Cyprus who fell in love with the statue that he had made of a woman and at whose request Aphrodite… … Useful english dictionary
Pygmalion — is a Greek name. Pygmalion mdash;or Pygmaion according to Hesychios of Alexandra mdash;is probably a Cypriot form of Adonis , a Levantine vegetation god.It may refer to: * Pygmalion (mythology), in ancient Greek mythology, a sculptor who fell in… … Wikipedia
List of sexology topics — This is a list of topics related to sexology, human sexuality and marriage customs, and related topics such as human sexual anatomy, reproductive biology, andrology, gynaecology, obstetrics and, where relevant, anthropology. Note that this list… … Wikipedia
Agalmatophilia — Pygmalion by Jean Baptiste Regnault, 1786 musée national du château et des Trianons Agalmatophilia (from the Greek agalma statue , and philia φιλία = love) is a p … Wikipedia
Pygmalionisme — Pygmalion de Jean Baptiste Regnault, 1786 musée national du château et des Trianons. Le pygmalionisme (du grec agalma statue , et philia φιλία = amour), ou … Wikipédia en Français
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