Sade, Marquis de

[ (mahr-kee duh sahd) ]


An eighteenth-century French author, notorious for his works dealing with sexual perversity.

Notes for Sade, Marquis de

“Sadism,” or taking pleasure in inflicting pain on others, is named for the Marquis de Sade.

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