onanism
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onanism
- /ˈəʊnəˌnɪzəm/ UK
- /ˈoʊnəˌnɪzəm/ US
Where it comes from
From Onan + -ism. In the Book of Genesis, Onan, son of Judah, in fulfillment of the laws of levirate marriage was to impregnate his brother Er's widow, Tamar, in order to raise offspring from the union in his brother's name. In order to avoid raising descendants for his late brother, however, Onan "spilled his semen on the ground when he went in to his brother's wife, so that he would not give offspring to his brother" (Genesis 38:9).
noun onanisms
- Masturbation. Hypochondriasis, hysteria, chorea, epilepsy, apoplexy, and palsy, constitute part of the list of dire maladies induced or immediately excited, by onanism and immoderate or ill-timed coition. The memory and intellectual faculties, in general, are enfeebled, and there are instances of complete idiocy,
- Ejaculating outside the vagina during intercourse; (the performing of) coitus interruptus.
Translations
Talk about this word "onanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/onanism. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. onanism. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/onanism "onanism." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/onanism.Cite this
@misc{onanism_2026,
title = {onanism},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/onanism},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
