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Voyeurism
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Voyeurism
See also Eavesdropping.
Actaeon
turned into stag for watching Artemis bathe. [Gk. Myth.: Leach, 8]
elders of Babylon
watch Susanna bathe. [Apocrypha: Susanna; Art: Daniel, 217]
Gyges
king’s bodyguard requested secretly to view queen undressing. [Gk. Lit.: Avery, 507–508]
Peeping Tom
illicitly glanced at the naked Godiva. [Br. Legend: Brewer Dictionary, 815]
Roberts, Mr.
takes advantage of unshaded hospital window to watch nurses taking baths. [Am. Lit.: Heggen Mister Roberts in Sobel, 479]


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The new trail system pays special attention to wildlife, showing off 400 species of birds, 250 species of fish, 150 species of terrestrial and marine animals, 150 species of amphibians and reptiles, and a wealth of other species present in Virginia for nature voyeurs to enjoy.
JAMES TOBACK'S wafer-thin Bad Girl movie ``When Will I Be Loved'' opens and closes with Neve Campbell taking a shower, a fact sure to please both voyeurs and hygiene buffs.
I take comfort from the fact that at the height of Christ's agony there was darkness throughout the land, thus discouraging voyeurs.
 
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