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

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