Sodomy

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsÉ’dÉ™mi/

Origin

From Sodom, where the Bible, in Genesis chapters 18 and 19 and elsewhere, suggests sexual depravity.

Full definition of sodomy

Noun

1. Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal or oral sex.
• 2007, Christopher Berry-Dee, Serial Killers Up Close and Personal, page 12:... engaged her in conversation as to where she was going, stated that he would take her to her destination directly, forced her to commit oral sodomy upon him ...
2. They jailed her immediately after she was convicted of sodomy.
3. (in particular) anal sex

Synonyms

• (bestiality): bestiality, zoophilia
• (homosexuality): homosexuality
• (anal sex): anal sex, buggery
• (oral sex): oral sex

Coordinate terms

• scissoring

Derived terms

• sodomise, sodomize
• sodomy law
• sodomite