SODOMY


Meaning of SODOMY in English

ˈsädəmē, -mi noun

( -es )

Etymology: Middle English, from Old French sodomie, from Late Latin Sodoma Sodom (from Greek) + Old French -ie -y; from the homosexual proclivities of the men of the city as narrated in Gen 19:1-11

: carnal copulation with a member of the same sex or with an animal : noncoital carnal copulation with a member of the opposite sex ; specifically : the penetration of the male organ into the mouth or anus of another — compare bestiality , buggery , cunnilingus , fellatio , homosexuality , pederasty

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