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| | Marquis de Sade - MSN Encarta |
 | | Marquis de Sade, familiar designation for Donatien Alphonse François, comte de Sade (1740-1814), French writer of novels, plays, and philosophical treatises, best known for his long-suppressed erotic works. |
 | | Consequently, the term sadism, used by psychiatrists to denote that form of neurosis wherein sexual satisfaction is gained by the infliction of pain on others, is derived from his name. |
 | | His works were therefore labeled obscene, and their publication was banned well into the 20th century. |
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