Meaning

2 senses

  1. (derogatory)One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.

    Sodomit

    содоми́тsodomít

  2. A native or inhabitant of Sodom.

More definitions
  • someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male)

Examples

2 sentences

  1. Thomas is a sodomite.

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  2. Oscar Wilde was accused of being a sodomite and sentenced to two years in prison.

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Translations

6 languages
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one who practices sodomy:
Deutsch
one who practices sodomy:

Origin

From Middle English sodomyte, sodomite, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from

From Middle English sodomyte, sodomite, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs). Equivalent to Sodom + -ite.

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Forms

plural: sodomites
Singularsodomite
Pluralsodomites

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who engages in anal copulation (especially a male who engages in anal copulation with another male):sodomistsodbugger

Word family

5 related words
Relatedsodomitesssodomiticsodomiticalsodomy
Derivedsodomitry

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
sodaA2soddensodiumsodomysofaA1softA2
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