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inversionism

inversionism noun: homosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion.

Noun

inversionism (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) Homosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion.
    • Parents and teachers, having but little or no knowledge of the laws of nature, are unable to detect the victims of inversionism.1855, Andrew Jackson Davis, The Great Harmonia: The reformer, page 117

Origin of inversionism

From inversion + -ism.

Questions about inversionism

What does inversionism mean?
Inversionism means homosexuality, regarded as sexual inversion.
What part of speech is inversionism?
Inversionism is a noun.

Words near inversionism in the dictionary

  1. inversion pairs
  2. inversion table
  3. inversion tables
  4. inversion therapy
  5. inversional
  6. inversionism
  7. inversionist
  8. inversionists
  9. inversionless
  10. inversions
  11. inversive

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