- pygmalionism
- pyg·ma·lion·ism
English syllables. 2014.
English syllables. 2014.
pygmalionism — n. Being in love with one s own creation. Example Citation: In a modern take on pygmalionism, many Webmasters fall in love with their own sites and shun the rest of the Web and instead spend all of their online time tinkering with their creations … New words
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
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
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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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