sodomite
See also: Sodomite
English
Etymology
From Middle English sodomyte, sodomite, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs). Equivalent to Sodom + -ite.
Noun
sodomite (plural sodomites)
- (derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 23:17:
- There ſhalbe no whoꝛe of the daughters of Iſrael, noꝛ a Sodomite of the ſonnes of Iſrael.
- 1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization[1], page 113:
- The Avestan texts denounce the sodomite as a demon […]
- A native or inhabitant of Sodom.
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Translations
one who practices sodomy
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French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French Sodomite, from Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ.dɔ.mit/
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Noun
sodomite m (plural sodomites)
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Further reading
- “sodomite”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English
Noun
sodomite
- alternative form of sodomyte