sodomite

See also: Sodomite

English

Etymology

From Middle English sodomite, sodomit, 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.

Derived terms

sodomitry

Related terms

Translations

one who practices sodomy

Albanian: ngollar m
Azerbaijani: kişibaz
Bulgarian: содомит (bg) m (sodomit)
Catalan: sodomita (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 雞姦者／鸡奸者 (jījiānzhě)
Czech: sodomita (cs) m
French: sodomite (fr) m
German: Sodomit (de) m
Greek: σοδομίτης (el) (sodomítis)
Ancient: ἀρσενοκοίτης (arsenokoítēs)
Italian: sodomita (it) m
Japanese: 男色者 (だんしょくしゃ, danshokusha, なんしょくしゃ, nanshokusha)
Latin: paedīcātor m, paedīcō m, cinaedus m, pathicus m, draucus m
Polish: sodomita (pl) m
Portuguese: sodomita (pt) m or f
Russian: содоми́т (ru) m (sodomít)
Swedish: sodomit (sv) c

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