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单词 sodomite
释义

sodomite

noun

sod·​om·​ite ˈsä-də-ˌmīt How to pronounce sodomite (audio)
variants or less commonly Sodomite
plural sodomites also Sodomites
often offensive
: someone who practices sodomy
used as a term of abuse and disparagement for a gay person

Word History

Etymology

Middle English sodomyte, sodomit "one who practices a culturally stigmatized form of sexual intercourse," borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French sodomite, borrowed from Late Latin Sodomita "inhabitant of Sodom, one who practices a culturally stigmatized form of sexual intercourse," borrowed from Greek Sodomítēs "inhabitant of Sodom," from Sódoma sodom + -itēs -ite entry 1

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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