Uranianismn.
/jᵿˈreɪnɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /jʊˈreɪniənɪzəm/ Now chiefly historical.
= uranism n.
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sexual inversion1883
inversion1891
homosexuality1892
uranism1893
Uranianism1909
homoeroticism1915
homoerotism1916
queerness1925
homoism1927
homophiliaa1942
gayness1954
queerdom1961
poofdom1972
gaydom1978
1909 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 26 June 1546/2 Some passages which may suffice to guide each pupil..to an enlightened understanding of the Urnings and Uranianism.
1941 G. W. Henry Sex Variants II. 1150 Only the female subdivision of homosexuality has a specific terminology... In England this difficulty is sometimes solved by using the terms uranianism and uranian (seldom uranist) as analogues to Lesbianism and Lesbian.
1989 Washington Post 12 Nov. (Book World section) 6/4 Garafola's psychosexual approach to the ambisexual Nijinsky..reminds us that the Ballets Russes helped to make Uranianism, sapphism and androgynism acceptable.
2002 M. L. Mitchell Vladimir de Pachmann vii. 108 Music, as a mystery in aesthetics, unites logically with uranianism as a deep problem in psychology.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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