sodomite
see also: Sodomite
Etymology

From Middle English sodomite, sodomit, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης.

Noun

sodomite (plural sodomites)

  1. (derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
    • 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC ↗, Deuteronomy 23:17 ↗:
      There ſhalbe no whoꝛe of the daughters of Iſrael, noꝛ a Sodomite of the ſonnes of Iſrael.
  2. A native or inhabitant of Sodom.
Related terms Translations
Sodomite
Etymology

From Sodom + -ite.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈsɒ.də.maɪt/
  • (America, caught-cot) IPA: /ˈsɑ.də.maɪt/
Noun

sodomite (plural sodomites)

  1. An inhabitant of Sodom, or (by extension) a descendant of one.
    • 2012, Samar Habib, Female Homosexuality in the Middle East, chapter 3
      The story of the people of Lot related in the Quran is often taken to mean that God condemns sodomites



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