karezza
English
noun
Definitions
- Non-religious spiritual sexual practices that draw upon tantric techniques of body control but do not involve any of tantra's cultural or iconographic symbolism; intended to promote birth control, equality for women, and marital pleasure and fidelity.
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian carezza (caress, dear).
Origin
Italian (Fiorentino)
carezza
Gloss
caress, dear
Concept
Semantic Field
Emotions and values
Ontological Category
Property