de Sade
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- proper noun
- /də sɑd/
- NSFW
- Many scholars have analyzed the controversial works of de Sade for their impact on literature and philosophy.
Examples
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Some critics believe that de Sade's writings challenge conventional moral boundaries.
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The works of de Sade often provoke intense debate.
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The name de Sade is often mentioned in discussions of extreme themes in French history.
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de Sade was a controversial figure.
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Many scholars have analyzed the controversial works of de Sade for their impact on literature and philosophy.
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Some critics believe that de Sade's writings challenge conventional moral boundaries.
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The name de Sade is often mentioned in discussions of extreme themes in French history.
Synonyms
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A French writer and soldier whose books show cruel sexual acts and who inspired the term sadism
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A French nobleman and writer whose sexual stories show cruelty and whose name gave us the word sadism
Surface Forms
Morphology
de + Sade
This is a proper name (Marquis de Sade); knowing 'de' as a French particle and 'Sade' as a surname does not reveal the historical person or his writings. The MWE's meaning is referential and cultural (including the link to sadism) and cannot be derived compositionally from the constituent words by a B1 learner.
Etymology
The name de Sade comes from the French writer the Marquis de Sade, who wrote shocking stories where people took pleasure in cruelty. Because of these stories, his last name became the word 'sadism', which now means 'taking pleasure in hurting others'.