The explicit depiction of sexual subject matter, especially with the sole intention of sexually exciting the viewer
What is pornography to one man, is the laughter of genius to another. by D.H. Lawrence as cited on page 10's by The Cambridge Law Journal in issue 1980.
creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc ) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire
disapproval Pornography refers to books, magazines, and films that are designed to cause sexual excitement by showing naked people or referring to sexual acts. A nationwide campaign against pornography began in the summer. magazines, films etc that show sexual acts and images in a way that is intended to make people feel sexually excited (pornographos, from porne + graphein ). Depiction of erotic behaviour intended to cause sexual excitement. The word originally signified any work of art or literature depicting the life of prostitutes. Though pornography is clearly ancient in origin, its early history is obscure because it was customarily not thought worthy of transmission or preservation. Nevertheless, in the artwork of many historic societies, including ancient India, ancient Greece, and Rome, erotic imagery was commonplace and often appeared in religious contexts. The Art of Love, by Ovid, is a treatise on seduction and sensual arousal. The invention of printing led to the production of ambitious works of pornographic writing intended to entertain as well as to arouse. In 18th-century Europe, pornography became a vehicle for social and political protest through its depiction of the misdeeds of royalty and other aristocrats, as well as those of clerics, a traditional target. The development of photography and motion pictures in the 19th and 20th centuries contributed greatly to the proliferation of pornography, as did the advent of the Internet in the late 20th century. During the 20th century, restrictions on pornography were relaxed throughout much of Europe and North America, though regulations remained strict in Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Child pornography is almost universally prohibited
Licentious painting or literature; especially, the painting anciently employed to decorate the walls of rooms devoted to bacchanalian orgies
{i} literature or pictures of sexual acts intended to cause sexual arousal, explicit erotic pictures and written material