SODOMY


Meaning of SODOMY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsä-də-mē ]

noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French sodomie, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom; from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city in Genesis 19:1-11

Date: 13th century

: anal or oral copulation with a member of the same or opposite sex ; also : copulation with an animal

• sod·om·it·ic ˌsä-də-ˈmi-tik or sod·om·it·i·cal -ti-kəl adjective

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