SODOMITES

Meaning of SODOMITES in English

This word does not denote the inhabitants of Sodom; but it is employed in the Authorized Version of the Old Testament for those who practiced as a religious rite the abominable and unnatural vice from which the inhabitants of Sodom and Gomorrah have derived their lasting infamy.

Smith's Bible English dictionary. Английский библейский словарь Смита. 2012

SODOMITE — ˈsädəˌmīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin Sodomita inhabitant of Sodom, from Late …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SODOMITE — /sod"euh muyt'/ , n. 1. an inhabitant of Sodom. 2. ( l.c. ) a person who engages in sodomy. [ …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SODOMITE — [ 'sɒdəmʌɪt ] ■ noun a person who engages in sodomy. Derivatives sodomitic adjective sodomitical adjective Origin ME: via OFr. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
SODOM AND GOMORRAH — notoriously sinful cities in the Old Testament Book of Genesis. They are now possibly covered by the shallow waters south …
Britannica English vocabulary
CAINITE — member of a Gnostic sect mentioned by Irenaeus and other early Christian writers as flourishing in the 2nd century AD, …
Britannica English vocabulary
SODOMITE — / ˈsɒdəmaɪt; NAmE ˈsɑːd-/ noun ( old-fashioned , formal ) a person who practises sodomy •• WORD ORIGIN Middle English …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SODOMITE — n. a person who practises sodomy. [ME f. OF f. LL Sodomita f. Gk Sodomites inhabitant of Sodom f. Sodoma …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SODOMITE — n. a person who practises sodomy. [ ME f. OF f. LL Sodomita f. Gk Sodomites inhabitant of Sodom f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SODOMITE — n. a person who practises sodomy. Etymology: ME f. OF f. LL Sodomita f. Gk Sodomites inhabitant of Sodom f. …
Oxford English vocab
MADGE CULLS — Sodomites. CANT.
Slang English vocab

Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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