Meaning of "sodomy" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SODOMY

Via Old French sodomie from Latin (Vulgate) Sodoma Sodom.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SODOMY

ˈsɒdəmɪ

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SODOMY

Sodomy is a noun.

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.

WHAT DOES SODOMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sodomy

Sodomy is generally anal or oral sexual activity between people or sexual activity between a person and a non-human animal, but may also include any non-procreative sexual activity. Originally, the term sodomy was commonly restricted to anal sex, and is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in chapters 18 and 19 of the Book of Genesis in the Bible. Sodomy laws in many countries criminalized not only these behaviors, but other disfavored sexual activities as well. In the Western world, however, many of these laws have been overturned or are not routinely enforced.

SYNONYMS OF «SODOMY»

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

anal intercourse · buggery

TRANSLATION OF SODOMY

Find out the translation of sodomy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of sodomy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sodomy» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 鸡奸
• Translator English - Spanish: sodomía
• English: sodomy
• Translator English - Hindi: गुदामैथुन
• Translator English - Arabic: اللواط
• Translator English - Russian: содомия
• Translator English - Portuguese: sodomia
• Translator English - Bengali: পায়ুকাম
• Translator English - French: sodomie
• Translator English - Malay: Sodomi
• Translator English - German: Analverkehr
• Translator English - Japanese: ソドミー
• Translator English - Korean: 남색
• Translator English - Javanese: Sodomy
• Translator English - Vietnamese: sự kê gian
• Translator English - Tamil: புணர்ச்சி
• Translator English - Marathi: संभोगाचे
• Translator English - Turkish: oğlancılık
• Translator English - Italian: sodomia
• Translator English - Polish: sodomia
• Translator English - Ukrainian: содомія
• Translator English - Romanian: sodomie
• Translator English - Greek: σοδομισμό
• Translator English - Afrikaans: sodomie
• Translator English - Swedish: sodomi
• Translator English - Norwegian: sodomi

4 QUOTES WITH «SODOMY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word sodomy.

1

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.

2

Marty Feldman

Comedy, like sodomy, is an unnatural act.

3

Ruhollah Khomeini

If one commits the act of sodomy with a cow, an ewe, or a camel, their urine and their excrements become impure, and even their milk may no longer be consumed. The animal must then be killed and as quickly as possible and burned.

4

Dorothy Kilgallen

Sodomy is in the Bible, to be read in churches. I wouldn't rule it out of Mr. Bruce's act if he cares to comment on it.

ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SODOMY»

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10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SODOMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term sodomy is used in the context of the following news items.

Louisville hoops star cleared on sodomy charges

Former Louisville guard Chris Jones, cleared by a grand jury Wednesday on rape and sodomy charges, consults with coach Rick Pitino last November. «New York Post, Apr 15»

Ex-Louisville player charged with rape, sodomy waives preliminary …

A former Louisville basketball player and two other men waived Monday's preliminary hearing for the alleged sodomy and rape of two women, sending the case ... «SportingNews.com, Mar 15»

Ex-Louisville guard Chris Jones charged with rape, sodomy just …

Both are charged with a count of rape and Tilford also a count of sodomy. J. J. Watt learns the 'Nae Nae'. J. J. Watt asked some kids to teach him the 'Nae Nae.'. «New York Daily News, Feb 15»

Anwar sodomy conviction: Family seeks pardon

Anwar sodomy conviction: Family seeks pardon ... opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim say they have sought a royal pardon over his conviction for sodomy. «BBC News, Feb 15»

Malaysia court upholds sodomy conviction against opposition leader

(CNN) Malaysia's top court on Tuesday upheld the conviction of opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on the charge of sodomizing a former political aide, prompting ... «CNN, Feb 15»

Hiawayi Robinson's father, charged with murder and sodomy …

On Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014, police arrested Hiawatha Robinson, 38, on one count each of murder and first-degree sodomy in the September 2014 death of his ... «AL.com, Dec 14»

Judges delay verdict in sodomy trial of Malaysian opposition leader …

The Malaysian top court began hearing a final appeal filed by Anwar against a sodomy conviction widely regarded as a means to neutralize the threat he poses ... «Fox News, Nov 14»

'More dangerous than cigarettes': Russians remove iPhone statue …

“After Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly called for sodomy, the monument was dismantled pursuant to Russian federal law on the protection of children from ... «New York Daily News, Nov 14»

No political conspiracy, prosecution says in Anwar's Sodomy II appeal

Today is the prosecution's turn to answer points raised by the defence in Anwar's Sodomy II trial. – The Malaysian Insider pic by Nazir Sufari, October 31, 2014. «The Malaysian Insider, Oct 14»

Malaysia court hears Anwar sodomy final appeal

A court in Malaysia is hearing a final appeal filed by opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim against his sodomy conviction. Mr Anwar was accused of sodomising a ... «BBC News, Oct 14»