sapphism
- noun
- /ˈsæfɪzəm/
- Archaic
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safismo
- Her poetry was celebrated for its open embrace of sapphism, challenging social conventions of her time.
Examples
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The novel explores themes of sapphism through its depiction of intimate relationships between the female characters.
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In the early twentieth century, discussions of sapphism were often confined to academic and literary circles.
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The term sapphism originates from the poet Sappho.
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Many poets have written about sapphism throughout history.
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The novel explores themes of sapphism through its depiction of intimate relationships between the female characters.
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In the early twentieth century, discussions of sapphism were often confined to academic and literary circles.
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Her poetry was celebrated for its open embrace of sapphism, challenging social conventions of her time.
Synonyms
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Romantic and sexual feelings between women
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Etymology
Sapphism comes from the Greek poet Sappho, who lived on the island of Lesbos and wrote poems about love between women, so her name became a label for female same-sex love. So sapphism means 'love or sexual relationships between women' and is often used in older or literary writing.