What does "autochorissexuality" mean?

A sexual orientation characterized by a disconnect between the self and sexual arousal or fantasies, e.g. having sexual fantasies that do not involve oneself, or experiencing arousal without an active desire for partnered sexual activity.

What is a synonym for "autochorissexuality"?

Common synonyms include: autochorissexualism.

Autochorissexuality

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Noun

1
A sexual orientation characterized by a disconnect between the self and sexual arousal or fantasies, e.g. having sexual fantasies that do not involve oneself, or experiencing arousal without an active desire for partnered sexual activity. uncountable
"It is possible that some of our asexual participants are displaying paraphilic interest (including analloeroticism or autochorissexuality), although this should be investigated further in future research."

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autochorissexualism

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"It is possible that some of our asexual participants are displaying paraphilic interest (including analloeroticism or autochorissexuality), although this should be investigated further in future research."

Etymology

Coined by Anthony Bogaert in 2012, from auto- + χωρίς (khōrís, “without”) + sexuality, for a rough meaning of "without-self-sexuality."

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