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Pederasty

//ˈpɛd.ə.ɹæs.ti// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy. US, uncountable, usually

    "[…] aber die Entwürdigung der Frauen rächte sich an den Männern und entwürdigte auch sie, bis sie versanken in die Widerwärtigkeit der Knabenliebe und ihre Götter entwürdigten wie sich selbst durch den Mythus von Ganymed."

  2. 2
    sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner) wordnet
  3. 3
    Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy. US, archaic, uncountable, usually

Etymology

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 love”).

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