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skoptic

skoptic adjective: of or relating to the Skoptsy, a historical Russian sect known for practising castration and mastectomy, or the obsessional, gender dysphoric mentality thereof.

Adjective (1)

skoptic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the Skoptsy, a historical Russian sect known for practising castration and mastectomy, or the obsessional, gender dysphoric mentality thereof.

Adjective (2) capitalized: Skoptic

Skoptic (not comparable)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of skoptic.

Forms of skoptic

alternative formSkoptic

Words formed from skoptic

Questions about skoptic

What does skoptic mean?
Skoptic means of or relating to the Skoptsy, a historical Russian sect known for practising castration and mastectomy, or the obsessional, gender dysphoric mentality thereof.
What part of speech is skoptic?
Skoptic is an adjective.

Words near skoptic in the dictionary

  1. Skopje
  2. skopos
  3. Skopos theories
  4. Skopos theory
  5. Skopostheorie
  6. skoptic
  7. Skoptic syndrome
  8. Skoptsy
  9. Skora
  10. Skoracki
  11. skoramis

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