Satyriasis
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Excessive sexual desire, found in a man. uncountable, usually
"The indulgence of illicit pleasures, says Dr. S. Pancoast, sooner or later is sure to entail the most loathsome diseases on their votaries. Among these diseases are […] Satyriasis (a species of sexual madness, or a sexual diabolism, causing men to commit rape and other beastly acts and outrages, not only on women and children, but men and animals, as sodomy, pederasty, etc.), […]"
- 2 abnormally intense sexual desire in men wordnet
- 3 The quality of excessive sexual passion in a male. uncountable, usually
Example
More examples"The indulgence of illicit pleasures, says Dr. S. Pancoast, sooner or later is sure to entail the most loathsome diseases on their votaries. Among these diseases are […] Satyriasis (a species of sexual madness, or a sexual diabolism, causing men to commit rape and other beastly acts and outrages, not only on women and children, but men and animals, as sodomy, pederasty, etc.), […]"
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin satyriasis, from Ancient Greek σατυρίασις (saturíasis).
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