pederasty
Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boyErotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
» Pederasty was socially accepted in ancient Greece.
Die Knabenliebe war im antiken Griechenland gesellschaftlich akzeptiert.
Die Päderastie war im antiken Griechenland gesellschaftlich akzeptiert.
Meaning
2 senses(US, uncountable, usually)Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
(US, archaic, uncountable, usually)Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.
Examples
1 sentencesPederasty was socially accepted in ancient Greece.
deDie Knabenliebe war im antiken Griechenland gesellschaftlich akzeptiert. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (paiderastía, “love of boys”), from παιδεραστής (pBorrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (paiderastía, “love of boys”), from παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “pederast”), from παῖς (paîs, “child, son, boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”), from ἔραμαι (éramai, “to love”).
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Forms
plural: pederastiesSynonyms
2 synonyms- sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner):paederasty
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable