SODOMITE


Meaning of SODOMITE in English

ˈsädəˌmīt noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Late Latin Sodomita inhabitant of Sodom, from Late Greek Sodomitēs, from Sodoma Sodom + Greek -itēs -ite

1. often capitalized : one who practices sodomy — compare bugger

2. usually capitalized : a native or inhabitant of Sodom, a city located in ancient times in the region of the Dead Sea which with Gomorrah was destroyed for its wickedness

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