sadomasochism

giving or receiving of pleasure from acts involving the receipt or infliction of pain or humiliation
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sadomasochism

Summary

sadomasochism ranks in the top 0.076% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,908 views/month, #59 of 77,819).[1]

Key Facts

  • Marquis de Sade is named after sadomasochism[2].
  • Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is named after sadomasochism[3].
  • sadomasochism is a type of paraphilia[4].
  • sadomasochism is part of BDSM[5].
  • sadomasochism's Commons category is recorded as BDSM[6].
  • sadomasochism comprises sadism[7].
  • sadomasochism comprises masochism[8].
  • sadomasochism's topic's main category is recorded as Q32753874[9].
  • sadomasochism's different from is recorded as sadistic personality disorder[10].
  • sadomasochism's different from is recorded as sadism[11].
  • sadomasochism's different from is recorded as sexual sadism disorder[12].
  • sadomasochism's different from is recorded as self-defeating personality disorder[13].
  • sadomasochism's different from is recorded as masochism[14].
  • sadomasochism's different from is recorded as sexual masochism disorder[15].
  • sadomasochism's health specialty is recorded as psychiatry[16].
  • sadomasochism's health specialty is recorded as psychology[17].
  • sadomasochism's hashtag is recorded as sadomasochism[18].
  • sadomasochism's hashtag is recorded as S&M[19].
  • sadomasochism's hashtag is recorded as S/M[20].

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Definition and Type

sadomasochism is a type of paraphilia[4].

Origins

Things named after include Marquis de Sade[2], a novelist[21], 1740–1814[22], of Kingdom of France[23], specialised in ethics[24] and Leopold von Sacher-Masoch[3], a journalist[25], 1836–1895[26], of Austrian Empire[27], awarded the Knight of the Legion of Honour[28].

Use and Application

Components include sadism[7], a personality trait[29] and masochism[8]. sadomasochism is part of BDSM[5].

Influence

Things named for sadomasochism include Seder-Masochism[30], an animated film[31], directed by Nina Paley[32].

Why It Matters

sadomasochism ranks in the top 0.076% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,908 views/month, #59 of 77,819).[1] sadomasochism has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] sadomasochism is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Entities named for sadomasochism include Seder-Masochism[30], an animated film[31], directed by Nina Paley[32].

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  1. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  8. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) sadism, masochism
    Part of BDSM
    Archive of our own tag S&M
    Part of
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|5 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 10401, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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