eroticism /irot″isiz′əm/ [Gk, erotikos, sexual love] , 1. sexual impulse or desire. 2. the arousal or attempt to arouse the sexual instinct through suggestive or symbolic means. 3. the expression of sexual instinct or desire. 4. an abnormally persistent sexual drive. Also called erotism. See also anal eroticism, oral eroticism.
