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sodomitical

sodomitical

9.9
About the city of Sodom, its people, or their sexual sins
  • adjective
  • /ˌsɒdəˈmɪtɪkəl/
  • NSFW
translation icon : sodomítico
  • The medieval text condemned the city for its sodomitical practices and moral decline.

Examples

  • Many old laws were created to punish what was considered sodomitical behavior.

  • Many believe that the sodomitical behavior depicted in the story symbolizes moral decay.

  • He was accused of holding sodomitical beliefs that went against the teachings of the church.

  • The sodomitical practices of the ancient city were condemned in many texts.

  • The medieval text condemned the city for its sodomitical practices and moral decline.

  • Many old laws were created to punish what was considered sodomitical behavior.

  • Many believe that the sodomitical behavior depicted in the story symbolizes moral decay.

Synonyms

sordid
vssodomitical
46 7.5

Dirty and morally wrong, often involving dishonest or cruel acts

focuses specifically on the biblical city and sexual immorality rather than general dirtiness
sodomitic
vssodomitical
  • NSFW
9.9

Relating to sexual acts between people of the same sex often noted in old laws

is broader, covering the biblical city, its people, and traditional sexual immorality

Antonyms

righteous
260 4.7

Acting in a morally good way that people see as fair

Surface Forms

sodomitical positive

Morphology

sodomitical = sodomite (transparent) = sodomite + ical

The adjective is transparently formed from 'sodomite' and denotes relation to Sodom or its inhabitants.

Etymology

Sodomitical comes from the story of the city Sodom, famous from 'Sodom and Gomorrah' for its 'sexual immorality'. So the word means things 'relating to Sodom' or the kinds of sins people blamed on that city, especially sexual wrongdoing.