Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Greek Mythology The god of love, son of Aphrodite.
- noun Creative, often sexual yearning, love, or desire.
- noun Psychiatry Sexual drive; libido.
- noun The sum of all instincts for self-preservation.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In astronomy, No. 433 of the asteroid group, discovered photographically by Witt, at Berlin, in 1898, and for a time provisionally referred to as D. Q.
- noun Pl. Erotes or Eroses (e-rō′ tēz, ē′ ros-ez). In Greek myth, the god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid. See
Cupid . - noun [NL.] In zoology, a genus of malacodermatous beetles, of the family Telephoridæ. There are many species, of Europe and America, as E. mundus of North America.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Greek Myth.) Love; the god of love; -- by earlier writers represented as one of the first and creative gods, by later writers as the son of Aphrodite, equivalent to the Latin god Cupid.
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- proper noun Greek mythology The god of
love and sexual desire; son of eitherErebus andNyx orAphrodite andAres .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a desire for sexual intimacy
- noun (Greek mythology) god of love; son of Aphrodite; identified with Roman Cupid
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Ken Wilber has been accused by some of falling into the ID camp, simply because he refers to a self-organizing principle based on the work of Jantsch behind evolution, which he refers to as Eros:
A Biophotonic Theory of Evolution William Harryman 2007
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Using the Latin word "Eros," the pontiff says sex has become a commodity leading to the degradation of man.
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Curated by writer, director, actress and model Audacia Ray, Modified Eros is “a photographic celebration of bodies modified with tattooing, piercing, corsetry, and scarification.”
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It received a not very good review in Eros Zine way back before my time.
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As the computer attempted to position the ship within Eros†™ shadow, the plasma storm seemed to intensify.
365 tomorrows » 2007 » March : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2007
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Until the middle of September an exhibit titled Eros showcases Cupid and his mother Aphrodite or Venus.
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Until the middle of September an exhibit titled Eros showcases Cupid and his mother Aphrodite or Venus.
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Until the middle of September an exhibit titled Eros showcases Cupid and his mother Aphrodite or Venus.
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The word Eros and the year 1974 sound like a match made in (H)oly (E)ager (L)ascivious (L)ayabouts!
BRANDY FRENCH #6: THE SATAN SNATCH by Kevin Blake (Eros Publishing 1974) 2005
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There is an FDA approved mechanical therapy called the Eros, which is a clitoris vacuum therapy device, but -- and it's extremely helpful, especially in women with orgasmic problems, but, not yet a pill.
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