philerast

Examples of philerast in a sentence

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• When in turn they reach man’s estate they love youths themselves[; i]n general terms such people are either paiderasts or philerasts, being always attracted by kindred kind.1924, Plato et al., Symposium, page 40:
• Such a man is a paederast and philerast [i.e., fond of or responsive to adult male lovers]” at different stages of his life […]1990, David M. Halperin, One hundred years of homosexuality: and other essays on Greek love, page 20:
• As a result, his notion of marriage sometimes looks a lot like a heteroerotic paederasty, with Adam as the paederast and Eve the philerast destined never to outgrow the role of student and beloved.2005, Thomas H. Luxon, Single Imperfection: Milton, Marriage, and Friendship, page 140:

Synonyms of philerast

• beloved
• boy
• catamite
• darling
• erōmenos
• pais

Forms of philerast

Origin of philerast

From Ancient Greek φιλεραστής (philerastḗs), from φίλ(ος) (phíl(os), “dear”, “friend”) or φιλ(έω) (phil(éō), “I love”) + ἐραστής (erastḗs, “lover”) (compare the English cognates phil- + erast(es)); φιλεραστής (philerastḗs) was used by Plato in his Symposium as an alternative to ἐρώμενος (erṓmenos, “eromenos”), to imply greater equitability and reciprocity and to avoid the latter term’s denotational passivity.

Words formed from philerast

• philerastic
• philerasty

Questions about philerast

What does philerast mean?

Philerast means a boy who feels philia or more specifically anterōs, for his paederastic lover.

How do you use philerast in a sentence?

For more examples of the usage of this term see this entry’s citations page as well as the citations page for philerast.

What part of speech is philerast?

Philerast is a noun.

How do you pronounce philerast?

Philerast is pronounced /ˈfɪləɹast/ (UK).

What is the plural of philerast?

The plural of philerast is philerasts.