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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessodomitico
Pronunciation / Transliteration: so-do-ˈmi-ti-ko
"I codici storici punivano il comportamento sodomitico."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Relating to or characteristic of sodomy; involving anal intercourse or oral-genital sex, particularly between males.
"Historical legal documents frequently prosecuted individuals under charges of sodomitical acts."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the proper noun 'Sodom' (the biblical city destroyed for its wickedness, specifically associated with unnatural vice) combined with the adjectival suffix '-ical'. Entering Middle English and Early Modern English via Late Latin and Greek forms of the biblical place name, the term historically denoted sexual practices considered deviant or contrary to religious law.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sodomitical" is said worldwide
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sodomite
Transliteration: sodomite
"Les lois historiques condamnaient les actes sodomites."
sodomitisch
Transliteration: zo-do-ˈmiː-tɪš
"Historische Gesetze verurteilten sodomitische Handlungen."
sodomitico
Transliteration: so-do-ˈmi-ti-ko
"I codici storici punivano il comportamento sodomitico."
sodomítico
Transliteration: so-do-ˈmi-ti-ko
"Los documentos históricos mencionaban prácticas sodomíticas."
sodomítico
Transliteration: so-do-ˈmi-tʃi-ku
"Antigos códigos legais puniam atos sodomíticos."
प्राकृतिक-विरुद्ध
Transliteration: prakritik-viruddh
"ऐतिहासिक ग्रंथों में इस प्रकार के कृत्यों का उल्लेख मिलता है।"
鸡奸的
Transliteration: jī jiān de
"历史文件提到了鸡奸行为。"
소돔의
Transliteration: sodom-ui
"역사적 문서들은 소돔적인 행위를 처벌했습니다."
ソドミーの
Transliteration: sodomī no
"歴史的な法律はソドミー的な行為を罰しました。"
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