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pyg·ma·lion·ism \-ˌnizəm\ noun (-s) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary pygmalion- (from Pygmalion, legendary king and sculptor of Cyprus who fell in love with the statue that he had made of a woman and at whose request Aphrodite gave the statue life, from Greek Pygmaliōn) + -ism : sexual responsiveness directed toward a statue or other representation |