de Sade meaning

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de Sade (noun): French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814).

Definition of de Sade

  1. French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)

    Synonyms: Sade, Comte Donatien Alphonse Francois de Sade, Marquis de Sade

    Type of: writer

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