| 单词 | spiritual sodomite |
| 释义 | > as lemmasspiritual sodomite 3. In extended use: any person whose behaviour is characterized or stigmatized as immoral, unnatural, or shameful. Often with preceding modifying adjective, as spiritual sodomite. Cf. sodomy n. 2. Now rare. ΚΠ ?a1425 (a1415) Lanterne of Liȝt (Harl.) (1917) 131 (MED) Þere ben ypocritis, sodomitis, sacrilegers, & sellars of sacramentis. ?c1430 (c1400) J. Wyclif Eng. Wks. (1880) 55 (MED) Prelatis leuen prechynge of þe gospel & ben gostly manquelleris of mennys soulis..& ben gostly sodomytis worse þan bodily sodomytis of sodom and gomor. 1551 J. Bale Actes Eng. Votaryes: 2nd Pt. f. 18 The spyrytuall Sodomytes and knaues hath not bene ashamed to wryte yt in the lyues and lyenge legendes. 1680 G. Sikes Expos. Ecclesiastes vi. 286 Twill be easier for the literal, than mystical Sodomite, in Hell. 1858 Charleston (S. Carolina) Mercury 14 Jan. Is there no regenerating of these political Sodomites? 2001 Speculum 76 670 He is a spiritual sodomite sunk in the gross commercialism and materialism that pervert religious truth. 2016 Sun (Nexis) 28 Aug. 10 He has..branded the French ‘sodomites’ for banning the burkini on beaches. < as lemmas |
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