Eros (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural E·ro·tes [uh-roh-teez] /əˈroʊ tiz/ for 2, 3.
  1. the ancient Greek god of love, identified by the Romans with Cupid.
  2. a representation of this god.
  3. a winged figure of a child representing love or the power of love.
  4. physical love; sexual desire.
  5. an asteroid that approaches to within 14 million miles (22.5 million km) of the earth once every 44 years.
  6. Psychiatry.
    • the libido.
    • instincts for self-preservation collectively.
noun
  1. the god of love, son of Aphrodite
  2. (in Freudian theory) the group of instincts, esp sexual, that govern acts of self-preservation and that tend towards uninhibited enjoyment of life
Eros (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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