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pederasty sometimes, paederasty [ˈpɛdəˌræstɪ] n homosexual relations between men and boys [from New Latin paederastia, from Greek, from pais boy + erastēs lover, from eran to love] pederastic sometimes, paederastic adj pederasty, paederasty a sexual act between two males, especially when one is a minor. — pederast, paederast, n. See also: Children
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So that in such a state riches will necessarily be in general esteem, particularly if the men are governed by their wives, which has been the case with many a brave and warlike people except the Celts, and those other nations, if there are any such, who openly practise pederasty. |
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