Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Given up to sexual pleasures; devoted to sensual love.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to Aphrodite or Venus. “
Aphrodisian dames” [that is, courtesans].
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Pertaining to
Aphrodite orVenus .
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Examples
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This drawing by American artist Eakins is a testament to the aphrodisian qualities of sensory deprivation.
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This drawing by American artist Eakins is a testament to the aphrodisian qualities of sensory deprivation.
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Neither space nor present occasion warrants discussion of the curious aphrodisian cults found among many peoples, usually in the barbaric stage of development; it may be noted merely that this is an aberrant branch from the main stem of institutional growth.
The Siouan Indians 1882
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Going hence, they showed me the state nursery for the children of those aphrodisian dames, their favourites.
The Cloister and the Hearth Charles Reade 1849
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