A brassiere (from French, lit: arm-holder) or bra is an item of women's underwear consisting of two cups that totally or partially cover the breasts for support and modesty. Being topless is the state of having bare breasts. For more on modesty regarding breasts, see Nudity. ...

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Historically, breasts were regarded as fertility symbols, due to the belief that milk is life-giving. Ancient statues of goddesses—so-called Venus figurines—often emphasised the breasts, as in the example of the Venus of Willendorf. In historic times, goddesses such as Ishtar were shown with multiple breasts, alluding to their role as goddesses of childbirth. Breasts are considered as secondary sex characteristics, and are sexually sensitive in many cases. Bare female breasts can elicit heightened sexual desires from men and women ...

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Breast - Infections and inflammations. Mastitis bacterial mastitis mastitis from milk engorgement mastitis of mumps subareolar mastitis Other infections chronic intramammary abscess chronic subareolar abscess tuberculosis of the breast syphilis of the breast retromammary abscess actinomycosis of the breast Inflammations Mondor's disease duct ectasia/periductal masbrea ...

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The following section is a story as reported by the two women. Sibillia reported that from the age of sixteen, each Thursday evening she was invited to Madonna Oriente's secret festivities. According to Pierina de' Bugatis, these were usually held in the tidy, clean and elegant houses of the rich. If the house was tidy, it was blessed. There were always numerous participants, both alive and already dead, including those that were beheaded or hanged and that were ashamed to raise their head due to this. Besides people, a pair of each animal s ...

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In 1384, Sibillia was interrogated for the first time. The interrogator, friar Ruggero from Carate, did not believe her story and had her sent home with only a light penance: for three Sundays, she had to stand at a Churches' door during the mass with two large yellow crosses and three fingers sewn on her dress. The first time by the Franciscans at the Vercellina door of Saint Francis, the second time by the Augustinian church of Saint Mark and for the third time by the Dominican church of Saint Eustorgius. She also had to stop going to the ...

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Madonna Oriente is the Italian translation of the Latin words "Domina Oriens". It has been demonstrated that this name was used to denote the Moon (Lewis & Short). This means that the ladies were believing in the goddess of the Moon under one of its names. It is not clear whether there were indeed more members of her circle. Otherwise, the Moon goddess had many different names in different cultures. In Greek mythology, she is called Artemis, in the Roman one Diana and in German tradition Holda. Nevertheless, the participants of the rites of Madonna Oriente still viewed themselves as good Christians. In the ey ...

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The breasts are covered by skin; each breast has one nipple surrounded by the areola. The areola is colored from pink to dark brown, hairless, and has several sebaceous glands. The larger mammary glands within the breast produce the milk; they consist of several lobules, and each breast has some 10-20 lactiferous ducts that drain milk from the lobules to the nipple, where each duct has its own opening, Most of the breast is connective tissue, i.e., adipose tissue (fat) and Cooper's ligaments. The breasts sit over the pec ...

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A brassiere (from French, lit: arm-holder) or bra is an item of women's underwear consisting of two cups that totally or partially cover the breasts for support and modesty. Being topless is the state of having bare breasts. ...

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INCUBUS: an oversexed male demon or spirit. Male wraith form projected for purposes of sexual intercourse. In historical writings these Inccubi seem to be associated with Christians who have psycho, sexual problems.

(See also: INCUBUS, Witchcraft, Wicca, Paganism, Pagan Dictionary)

INCUBI & SUCCUMBI - the belief in the possibility of sexual intercourse between a spiritual being and a mortal person. (ABC)

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Virabhava:

Virabhava. Ritual sexual intercourse of a Sadhaka and his Shakti. It also means heroic disposition as Divyabhava means celestial disposition and Pashubhava means herd-like disposition.

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Pancha makara:

the five tantric practices: mansa(meat), madhya(wine), matsya(fish), mudra(grain), and maithuna(sexual intercourse)

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Makaras (Sanskrit) The five words beginning with M that concern the lower tantric practices: madya (wine); mamsa (flesh); matsya (fish); mudra (mystic gesticulations); and maithuna (sexual intercourse).

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Infibulation

A ritual sewing or stapling together of the labia of the genitals so as to prevent sexual intercourse. A feature in women's puberty ceremonies.

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adultery: Sexual intercourse between a married man and a woman not his wife, or between a married woman and a man not her husband. Adultery is spoken of in Hindu shastras as a serious breach of dharma. See: sexuality.

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Infibulation

A ritual sewing or stapling together of the labia of the genitals so as to prevent sexual intercourse. A feature in women's puberty ceremonies.

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adultery: Sexual intercourse between a married man and a woman not his wife, or between a married woman and a man not her husband. Adultery is spoken of in Hindu shastras as a serious breach of dharma. See: sexuality.

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Many Christians view homosexual intercourse as a sin. Many feel that, because engaging in homosexual intercourse is generally a choice, that engaging in it is a sin regardless of other factors (such as the nature of homosexuality). To many other Christians, their beliefs on the nature of homosexuality have an affect on their views of homosexual intercourse (and, some argue, vice versa). While many Christians feel it is homosexual intercourse rather than attraction that is sinful, many also believe that homosexual orientation is also a ...

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The anus has a relatively high concentration of nerve endings and is an erogenous zone. Sigmund Freud's theory of psychosexual development, for example, described an anal stage, hypothesizing that toddlers derive pleasure from retaining and expelling feces. This is the source of the derogatory term anal-retentive. Anal intercourse can be pleasurable for both the insertive partner and the receptive partner. For females, pleasure from anal intercourse is also thought to be related to the shared wall between the rectum and the vagina as ...

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Among human females, the hymen is a membrane, part of the vulva, which partially occludes the entrance to the vagina and which is often physically torn when the woman first engages in vaginal sexual intercourse. The presence of an intact membrane is therefore often seen as physical evidence of virginity in the broader technical sense. The absence of one, however, is not necessarily an indication of participation in sexual intercourse, since in some women the hymen is either absent from birth, or sufficiently vestigial not to be affected by s ...

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Chronic complications of acquired (pathologic phimosis) can include discomfort or pain during urination or sexual intercourse. The urinary stream can be impeded, resulting in dribbling and wetness after urination. Harmful urinary obstruction is possible but uncommon. Pain may occur when a partially retractable foreskin retracts during intercourse and chokes the glans penis. A totally non-retractable foreskin is rarely painful. There ...

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An urban legend was created to explain the popularity of the jewelry in young teenagers. At parties, a male student is allowed to break off one and based on the color he is then owed a sexual act as follows: Yellow: hugging Purple: kissing Red: lap dance Blue: oral sex Black: intercourse Dfferent version of the urban legend have different colors for various sex acts, but all end with black for intercourse. Bla ...

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