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philerasts

philerasts is the plural of philerast.

Meaning of philerast

Noun

philerast (plural philerasts)

  1. A boy who feels philia or more specifically anterōs, for his paederastic lover.
    • 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. But when a boy-lover, or any other, chances to meet his own original half, they are both seized with an ecstasy of affection...1924, Plato et al., Symposium, page 40
    Synonyms:
    beloved, boy, catamite, darling, erōmenos, pais

Questions about philerasts

What is philerasts the plural of?
Philerasts is the plural of philerast.

Words near philerasts in the dictionary

  1. philentoma
  2. philentomas
  3. philepittid
  4. philepittids
  5. philerast
  6. philerasts
  7. Philetaerian
  8. philharmonic
  9. philharmonic orchestra
  10. philharmonic orchestras
  11. philharmonically

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