pederasty
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pederasty
- /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹəs.ti/ UK
- /ˈpɛd.ə.ɹæs.ti/ US
- /ˈpi.də.ɹæs.ti/ US
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Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστία (paiderastía, “love of boys”), from παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs, “pederast”), from παῖς (paîs, “child, son, boy”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”), from ἔραμαι (éramai, “to love”).
noun pederasties · paederasty · pæderasty
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Erotic love, sexually expressed or chaste, between a man and an adolescent boy.
[…] aber die Entwürdigung der Frauen rächte sich an den Männern und entwürdigte auch sie, bis sie versanken in die Widerwärtigkeit der Knabenliebe und ihre Götter entwürdigten wie sich selbst durch den Mythus von Ganymed.
Opposite: korephilia
- Anal intercourse in general, usually between a man and an adolescent boy.
Similar: boylove
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Similar: boylove
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noun pederasty
| Español | pederastia |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 少年愛 shōnen'ai, 少年愛嗜好 shōnen'aishikō |
| 中文 | 雞姦 /鸡奸 jījiān, 男色 nánsè, 好男色 hàonánsè, 孌童戀 /娈童恋 luántóngliàn, 少年愛 /少年爱 shàonián'ài |
| हिन्दी | कुमारमैथुन kumārmaithun, लौंडेबाज़ी lauṇḍebāzī |
| Português | pederastia |
| Français | pédérastie |
| Deutsch | Päderastie |
| Italiano | pederastia |
| Ελληνικά | παιδεραστία paiderastía |
| Română | pederastie |
| Русский | педерасти́я pederastíja, мужело́жство muželóžstvo |
| العربية | غلمانة ghilmana |
| עברית | פֶּדֶרַסְטְיָה pederastya |
Talk about this word "pederasty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/pederasty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. pederasty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/pederasty "pederasty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pederasty.Cite this
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title = {pederasty},
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