catamitism
The practice of keeping catamitesThe practice of keeping catamites.
/ˈkætəmaɪtɪzm/
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The practice of keeping catamites.
(rare, uncountable)The essence of being a catamite.
Origin
From catamite + -ism.From catamite + -ism.
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Word family
1 related wordsRelatedcatamitical
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable