pygmalionism
[ pĭg-māl′yə-nĭz′əm, -mā′lē-ə- ]
n.
The state of being in love with an object of one's own creation.
Words nearby pygmalionism
pyencephalus,
pyesis,
pygidium,
pygmaean,
pygmalion,
pygmalionism,
pygmy,
pygmy chimpanzee,
pygmy glider,
pygmy hippopotamus,
pygmy owl
Example sentences from the Web for pygmalionism
A very complete kind of erotic symbolism is furnished by Pygmalionism or the love of statues.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 (of 6) |Havelock EllisNecrophily, or a sexual attraction for corpses, is sometimes regarded as related to pygmalionism.
Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 (of 6) |Havelock Ellis