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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessodomía
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sodomía
"La sodomía fue despenalizada en gran parte del mundo occidental."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An anal or oral copulation between human beings, or between a human and an animal, historically prohibited by law under various jurisdictions.
"Historically, the legal definition of sodomy encompassed various non-procreative sexual acts." - 2
In biblical and historical contexts, acts of wickedness or debauchery associated with the city of Sodom.
"Early preachers warned their congregations against the perceived sodomy and moral decay of the empire."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English sodomie, from Old French sodomie, based on Late Latin sodomia. The term originates from the biblical city of Sodom, whose inhabitants were associated in scripture with homosexual and non-procreative sexual acts, shifting historically from a theological concept of sin to a legal term in various jurisdictions.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sodomy" is said worldwide
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sodomie
Transliteration: sodomie
"La loi a dépénalisé la sodomie dans plusieurs pays."
Sodomie
Transliteration: Sodomie
"Der Begriff Sodomie hatte historisch unterschiedliche rechtliche Bedeutungen."
sodomia
Transliteration: sodomia
"La sodomia era severamente punita dal codice penale antico."
sodomía
Transliteration: sodomía
"La sodomía fue despenalizada en gran parte del mundo occidental."
sodomia
Transliteration: sodomia
"O crime de sodomia foi abolido da legislação moderna."
प्राकृतिक मैथुन
Transliteration: aprakritik maithun
"भारतीय दंड संहिता की धारा 377 प्राकृतिक मैथुन से संबंधित थी।"
鸡奸
Transliteration: jījiān
"历史上该法律曾被用来定罪鸡奸行为。"
소돔 성행위
Transliteration: sodom seonghaengwi
"과거에는 소돔 성행위가 법적으로 처벌 대상이었습니다."
ソドミー
Transliteration: sodomī
"ソドミーという用語には長い歴史的背景があります。"
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