comte donatien alphonse francois de sade

1. 1.

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

   SynonymsSadede SadeMarquis de Sade

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Questions about comte donatien alphonse francois de sade

What does comte donatien alphonse francois de sade mean?

comte donatien alphonse francois de sade means "French soldier and writer whose descriptions of sexual perversion gave rise to the term `sadism' (1740-1814)".

What is another word for comte donatien alphonse francois de sade?

Close synonyms include Sade, de Sade, Marquis de Sade. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is comte donatien alphonse francois de sade a common word?

comte donatien alphonse francois de sade is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.