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pederasty

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ped·er·ast  (pd-rst)
n.
A man who has sexual relations, especially anal intercourse, with a boy.

[Greek paiderasts : pais, paid-, child; see pedo-2 + erasts, lover (from ersthai, to love).]

peder·asty n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.pederasty - sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
paraphilia - abnormal sexual activity
gayness, homoeroticism, homosexualism, homosexuality, queerness - a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex
Translations
pederasty [ˈpedəræstɪ] Npederastia f
pederasty
nPäderastie f
pederasty [ˈpɛdəræstɪ] npederastia
pederasty [ˈpɛdəræstɪ] npederastia


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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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