See Also: marae(dictionary)

sadism (sh) and marae (iou)


sadism (sh)




Psychosexual disorder in which sexual urges are gratified by inflicting pain on another person.

The term was coined in Reference to the marquis de Sade, who chronicled his own such practices. Sadism is often linked to masochism, and many individuals who have one tendency also have the Other.


marae (iou)



marae noun. L18.
[Polynesian.]
Orig. (now Hist.), a Polynesian sacrificial altar or sacred enclosure. Now, the courtyard of a Maori meeting-house, esp. as a forum or centre for ceremonies and social functions.