| Front | Pygmalionism \pig-MAY-lee-uh-niz-uhm\ |
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| Back | noun 1. The state of being in love with an object of one's own making. 2. The condition of loving an inanimate object such as a statue or image. [In Greek mythology, Pygmalion was the king of Cyprus who carved a female figure in ivory so realistic and beautiful that he fell in love with her. The goddess Aphrodite took pity on him and responded by bringing the statue to life as Galatea. Pygmalion married her.] |
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