Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A form of sexual perversion in which the presence or thought of another person is not necessary to arouse desire.
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Examples
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There is any amount of nonsense current about auto-erotism.
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It is this fact that makes _mutual_ masturbation far superior to auto-erotism.
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Seen in this way, _any_ form of sex stimulation, or auto-erotism even (auto-erotism means _self_ sex-excitation) which is
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There are many unmarried women, maiden ladies, and especially widows, who would greatly improve their health if they practiced some form of auto-erotism, occasionally.
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Let it be said further, that auto-erotism, self-spending, may be practiced by both men and women, to their healthful benefit, when sexual exercise cannot be secured in any other way.
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Some authors claim that more than half of all women engage in some form of auto-erotism, at some time in their lives, and the estimate is probably too low rather than too high.
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"Barring a little surreptitious auto-erotism and homosexuality–absolutely nothing."
Brave New World Huxley, Aldous, 1894-1963 1932
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For the diagnosis of auto-erotism, however, it is not necessary to establish the occurrence in the child of the voluptuous acme; it suffices for this diagnosis if there occur signs of those general voluptuous sensations which were described on page 58.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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I have hitherto, in this chapter, spoken only of the dangers of auto-erotism.
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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Havelock Ellis for the description of all varieties of self-induced sexual stimulation and sexual gratification -- whether mechanical or psychical -- viz. _auto-erotism_ (adjectival form, _auto-erotic_).
The Sexual Life of the Child Albert Moll 1900
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