SODOMITE


Meaning of SODOMITE in English

/ ˈsɒdəmaɪt; NAmE ˈsɑːd-/ noun

( old-fashioned , formal ) a person who practises sodomy

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English (in the sense sodomy ): via Old French from late Latin Sodomita , from Greek Sodomitēs inhabitant of Sodom, a town in ancient Palestine.

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