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ephebo

ephebo noun: an ephebophile.

Noun

ephebo (plural ephebos)

  1. (slang) An ephebophile.
    • Disenfranchise pedo-priests and ephebo-priests.2009 February 21, R. L. Measures, “Re: "The View" Rips Catholicism - Again”, in alt.abortion, alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic, soc.men (Usenet)
    • About 98% of the pedo-priest cases in this archdiocese involved young boys and c. 2% involved teenage girls - so comparing homosexual pedo-priests to ephebo-teachers who become intimate with their female students is somewhat flawed.2011 May 6, R. L. Measures., “Re: NBC allows Leno to bash priests”, in alt.abortion, alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic, rec.arts.tv (Usenet)

Forms of ephebo

pluralephebos

Origin of ephebo

Shortening.

Words formed from ephebo

Questions about ephebo

What does ephebo mean?
Ephebo means an ephebophile.
What part of speech is ephebo?
Ephebo is a noun.
What is the plural of ephebo?
The plural of ephebo is ephebos.

Words near ephebo in the dictionary

  1. ephebeum
  2. ephebi
  3. ephebiatrics
  4. ephebic
  5. ephebiphobia
  6. ephebo
  7. ephebocracy
  8. epheboi
  9. ephebophile
  10. ephebophiles
  11. ephebophilia

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