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单词 sodomy
释义

sodomy

[ sod-uh-mee ]
/ ˈsɒd ə mi /

noun

anal or oral copulation with a person of a different sex.
copulation with a person of the same sex.
bestiality (def. 4).

Origin of sodomy

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English sodomie, from Old French; see Sodom, -y3

OTHER WORDS FROM sodomy

sod·o·mit·i·cal [sod-uh-mit-i-kuhl], /ˌsɒd əˈmɪt ɪ kəl/, sod·o·mit·ic, adjectivesod·o·mit·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby sodomy

Sodom, Sodoma, Il, Sodom and Gomorrah, Sodomite, sodomize, sodomy, Sod's law, SOE, Soekarno, Soemba, Soembawa
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British Dictionary definitions for sodomy

sodomy
/ (ˈsɒdəmɪ) /

noun

anal intercourse committed by a man with another man or a womanCompare buggery

Word Origin for sodomy

C13: via Old French sodomie from Latin (Vulgate) Sodoma Sodom
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for sodomy

sodomy
[ (sod-uh-mee) ]

Sexual intercourse that is not the union of the genital organs of a man and a woman. The term is most frequently applied to anal intercourse between two men or to sexual relations between people and animals. (See pederast.)

notes for sodomy

According to the Bible (see also Bible), God destroyed the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah for unacceptable sexual practices, apparently including anal intercourse between men. Sodomy takes its name from the city of Sodom.

notes for sodomy

Many governments have laws against sodomy. These laws are difficult to enforce, however, and many people believe they violate personal privacy.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Medical definitions for sodomy

sodomy
[ sŏdə-mē ]

n.

Anal copulation of one male with another.
Anal or oral copulation with a member of the opposite sex.
Copulation with an animal.

Other words from sodomy

sodom•ite′ (-mīt′) n.sodom•ize′ (-mīz′) v.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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