sodomite

Etymology

From Middle English sodomite, sodomit, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs). Equivalent to Sodom + -ite.

noun

  1. (derogatory) One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
    The Avestan texts denounce the sodomite as a demon[…] 1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 113
  2. A native or inhabitant of Sodom.

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