Definition of Aphrodisia

1. Noun. A desire for heterosexual intimacy.


Definition of Aphrodisia

1. Proper noun. A festival in celebration of Aphrodite celebrated throughout Greece and Cyprus. ¹

2. Noun. a state of sexual desire. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Aphrodisia

1. Sexual desire, especially when excessive. Origin: G. Aphrodisios, relating to Aphrodite (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aphrodisia

aphorists
aphorize
aphorized
aphorizer
aphorizers
aphorizes
aphorizing
aphotesthesia
aphotic
aphotic zone
aphotometric
aphrasia
aphrasias
aphrenia
aphrite
aphrodisiacal
aphrodisiacs
aphrodisian
aphrodite
aphrodites
aphroditic
aphrometer
aphrometers
aphronia
aphtha
aphthae
aphthae major

Literary usage of Aphrodisia

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Mundus alter et idem: (An old world and a new) by Joseph Hall, Hector J ed Anderson (1908)
"V. Aphrodisia. EXINDE igitur, regiae urbis diplomate instructus, per- rexi porro ad ... Aphrodisia."

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