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We must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.
Pope Benedict XVI

Meaning of "homosexual" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HOMOSEXUAL

homosexual  [ˌhəʊməʊˈsɛksjʊəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOMOSEXUAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Homosexual can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HOMOSEXUAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

homosexual

Homosexuality

Homosexuality is romantic attraction, sexual attraction or sexual behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality is "an enduring pattern of emotional, romantic, and/or sexual attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same sex. It "also refers to a person's sense of identity based on those attractions, related behaviors, and membership in a community of others who share those attractions."[1][2] Along with bisexuality and heterosexuality, homosexuality is one of the three main categories of sexual orientation within the heterosexual–homosexual continuum.[1] There is no consensus among scientists about why a person develops a particular sexual orientation;[1] however, biologically-based theories for the cause of sexual orientation are favored by experts,[3] which point to genetic factors, the early uterine environment, or both in combination.[4] There is no substantive evidence which suggests parenting or early childhood experiences play a role when it comes to sexual orientation;[4] when it comes to same-sex sexual behavior, shared or familial environment plays no role for men and minor role for women.

Definition of homosexual in the English dictionary

The first definition of homosexual in the dictionary is a person who is sexually attracted to members of the same sex. Other definition of homosexual is of or relating to homosexuals or homosexuality. Homosexual is also of or relating to the same sex.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HOMOSEXUAL


ambisexual
ˌæmbɪˈsɛksjʊəl
ambosexual
ˌæmbəʊˈsɛksjʊəl
asexual
eɪˈsɛksjʊəl
bisexual
baɪˈsɛksjʊəl
contrasexual
ˌkɒntrəˈsɛksjʊəl
fauxmosexual
ˌfəʊməʊˈsɛksjʊəl
heterosexual
ˌhɛtərəʊˈsɛksjʊəl
hypersexual
ˌhaɪpəˈsɛksjʊəl
intersexual
ˌɪntəˈsɛksjʊəl
intrasexual
ˌɪntrəˈsɛksjʊəl
metrosexual
ˌmɛtrəʊˈsɛksjʊəl
nonsexual
nɒnˈsɛksjʊəl
pomosexual
ˌpəʊməʊˈsɛksjʊəl
psychosexual
ˌsaɪkəʊˈsɛksjʊəl
retrosexual
ˌrɛtrəʊˈsɛksjʊəl
sexual
ˈsɛksjʊəl
transexual
trænzˈsɛksjʊəl
transsexual
trænzˈsɛksjʊəl
ubersexual
ˈuːbəˌsɛksjʊəl
unisexual
ˌjuːnɪˈsɛksjʊəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOMOSEXUAL

homopolar
homopolarity
homopolymer
homopolymeric
homopteran
homopterous
homorganic
homoscedastic
homoscedasticity
homosex
homosexualism
homosexualist
homosexuality
homosexually
homosocial
homosociality
homosporous
homospory
homostyly
homotaxial

WORDS THAT END LIKE HOMOSEXUAL

actual
annual
antihomosexual
antisexual
casual
dual
equal
individual
intellectual
manual
nonhomosexual
pansexual
parasexual
sociosexual
spiritual
unsexual
unusual
usual
virtual
visual

Synonyms and antonyms of homosexual in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «HOMOSEXUAL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «homosexual» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of homosexual

Translation of «homosexual» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOMOSEXUAL

Find out the translation of homosexual to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of homosexual from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «homosexual» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

同性恋的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

homosexual
570 millions of speakers

English

homosexual
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

समलैंगिक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مثلي الجنس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гомосексуалист
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

homossexual
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সমরতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

homosexuel
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Homoseksual
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

homosexuell
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

同性愛の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

동성애의
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Homoseksual
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đồng tính
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஓரின
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अशी व्यक्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

homoseksüel
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

omosessuale
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

homoseksualistą
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гомосексуаліст
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

homosexual
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ομοφυλόφιλος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

homoseksuele
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

homosexuell
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

homoseksuelle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of homosexual

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOSEXUAL»

The term «homosexual» is very widely used and occupies the 8.529 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOMOSEXUAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about homosexual

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10 QUOTES WITH «HOMOSEXUAL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word homosexual.
1
Todd Akin
I oppose any attempt to grant homosexual unions the same legal privileges that civil government affords to traditional marriage and family life.
2
Todd Akin
I oppose the attempts of homosexual activists to treat homosexual activity as a civil right to be protected and promoted by the government.
3
Dario Argento
I'm very interested in portraying homosexual man and woman in my films because I'm interested in their lives and their problems.
4
Blake Bailey
The whole psychoanalytical establishment in America at midcentury was geared to make people with homosexual proclivities feel like monsters, moral degenerates.
5
Antonio Banderas
I remember in 'Law of Desire,' where I played a homosexual, that people were more upset that I kissed a man on the mouth than I killed a man. It's interesting to see how people can pardon you for murdering a man, but they can't pardon you for kissing one.
6
Pope Benedict XVI
Although the particular inclination of the homosexual person is not a sin, it is more or less strong tendency ordered to an intrinsic moral evil, and thus the inclination itself must be seen as an objective disorder.
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Pope Benedict XVI
We must have great respect for these people who also suffer and who want to find their own way of correct living. On the other hand, to create a legal form of a kind of homosexual marriage, in reality, does not help these people.
8
Charlie Bewley
I have this side of me that is a very European flamboyant; I won't say queenie, but it's borderline - could be perceived as homosexual.
9
Warren E. Burger
To hold that the act of homosexual sodomy is somehow protected as a fundamental right would be to cast aside millennia of moral teaching.
10
Orson Scott Card
Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOMOSEXUAL»

Discover the use of homosexual in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to homosexual and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Homosexual Desire in Revolutionary Russia: The Regulation of ...
Homosexual Desire in Revolutionary Russia reveals a world of ordinary Russians who lived extraordinary lives and records the voices of a long-silenced minority.
Dan Healey, 2001
2
Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare's England: A Cultural Poetics
Homosexual Desire in Shakespeare's England demonstrates how a commitment to the present opens up our understanding of the past."—Peter Stallybrass, Shakespeare Quarterly "A major contribution to the understanding of homosexuality in ...
Bruce R. Smith, 1994
3
The Church and the Homosexual
Church and the Homosexual is a Beacon Press publication.
John J. McNeill, 1993
4
Homosexual Behaviour in Animals: An Evolutionary Perspective
This 2006 book explores evolutionary aspects of same-sex sexual behaviour in animals.
Volker Sommer, Paul L. Vasey, 2006
5
The Bible and Homosexual Practice: Texts and Hermeneutics
Gagnon offers the most thorough analysis to date of the biblical texts relating to homosexuality.
Robert A. J. Gagnon, 2010
6
Nameless Offences: Homosexual Desire in the 19th Century
This is a detailed and vivid examination of homosexual activity in the 19th century and the creation of the "closet".
H.G. Cocks, 2003
7
Dayneford's Library: American Homosexual Writing, 1900-1913
This work disputes such a view, presenting images of homosexuality in early 20th-century American literature and attempting to establish the meanings of homosexuality as then understood by homosexuals.
James Gifford, 1995
8
Working Like a Homosexual: Camp, Capital, Cinema
The result is a reformulation of camp as queer industrial labor, from the perspective of the production as well as the reception of that work. Anyone working on camp will hereafter have to reckon with this book.
Matthew Tinkcom, 2002
9
The Penguin Book of Homosexual Verse
A collection of poems by and about homosexuals includes authors, such as Sappho, Walter Whitman, W.H. Auden, and Allen Ginsberg
Stephen Coote, 1986
10
Reinventing the Male Homosexual: The Rhetoric and Power of ...
The book investigates the biological research on which this gay rights argument is based, and explores how male homosexuality is conceptualized in the fields of behavioral genetics, neuroendocrinology, sociobiology, and evolutionary ...
Robert Alan Brookey, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOMOSEXUAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term homosexual is used in the context of the following news items.
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New Testament and homosexual acts / Communion in hand - The Pilot
They are in favor of gay marriage, and my son-in-law says that there is no place in the New Testament where Jesus condemns homosexual ... «The Pilot, Jul 15»
2
The Question Of Christianity Versus Homosexual Marriage …
The Question Of Christianity Versus Homosexual Marriage. Wednesday, July 15, 2015. Social reformers are perpetuating a very successful brainwashing ... «The Chattanoogan, Jul 15»
3
Same-sex marriage foe Eric Miller warns 'homosexual agenda' has …
ELKHART — The “homosexual agenda” has arrived in Elkhart and Goshen in the guise of LGBT civil rights ordinances up for consideration in ... «The Elkhart Truth, Jul 15»
4
Report: Ypsilanti man suing Ford over firing after anti-homosexual
The Ford headquarters in Dearborn. Ford is being sued by Ypsilanti resident Thomas Banks as he claims he was fired for his religious beliefs ... «MLive.com, Jul 15»
5
Chilean administration open to approval of adoption by homosexual
A bill has been introduced in the Chilean legislature to modify the country's adoption system to allow adoption by homosexual couples. «Catholic News Agency, Jul 15»
6
The false comparison that homosexual activists make - RenewAmerica
I listened during a television news show to a spokesman for the homosexual cause failing miserably to make the case that they (homosexuals) ... «RenewAmerica, Jul 15»
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3 Christian Colleges Take Shocking Stand on Homosexual Policies
Baylor University, the world's largest Baptist institution of higher learning, has also initiated a major policy change in removing "homosexual ... «Charisma News, Jul 15»
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'Homosexual acts' no longer taboo at Baylor? - World Magazine
Gay rights activists and secular media were quick to declare victory last week when Baylor University announced it had removed “homosexual ... «World Magazine, Jul 15»
9
Homosexual activist group forced to apologize to defamed scientist …
For example, his studies on development problems and violence experienced by children raised in homosexual households were quoted in the ... «Lifesite, Jul 15»
10
Scott Walker Wants Boy Scouts to Stick to Policy of Banning …
Scott Walker Wants Boy Scouts to Stick to Policy of Banning Homosexual Troop Leaders. Jul 14, 2015 3:13 PM PDT. The Wisconsin governor, who earned his ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»

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