pederasty
English
Alternative forms
- paederasty (British)
- pæderasty (British, dated)
Etymology
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(deprecated template usage) Borrowed 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 lοve”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
pederasty (usually uncountable, plural pederasties)
- Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy; analogous to korephilia.
- (archaic) Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.
Usage notes
- Originally referred to formal practices mandated by Greek customs and laws. Often used in a modern sense for either lawful or transgressive inter-generational love relationships.
- Often used colloquially to describe sexual abuse that is perpetrated by adults on pre-pubescent boys (see pedophilia).
Synonyms
- boylove (euphemistic)
Related terms
Translations
pederasty
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archaic: homosexual anal sex — see sodomy