Korophilia
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Sexual attraction to boys or young men. uncountable
"In the age-differentiated type, as seen in ancient Greek and in Islamic pederasty, Spartan korophilia, pedophilia, [...] the older partner has something, namely adulthood and the knowledge that goes with it, that the younger is seeking to acquire."
Example
More examples"In the age-differentiated type, as seen in ancient Greek and in Islamic pederasty, Spartan korophilia, pedophilia, [...] the older partner has something, namely adulthood and the knowledge that goes with it, that the younger is seeking to acquire."
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κόρος (kóros, “boy, youth”) and φίλος (phílos, “dear, beloved”).
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