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Socratic love

Socratic love noun: male homosexuality or pederasty.

Noun

Socratic love (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) Male homosexuality or pederasty.

Questions about Socratic love

What does Socratic love mean?
Socratic love means male homosexuality or pederasty.
What part of speech is Socratic love?
Socratic love is a noun.

Words near Socratic love in the dictionary

  1. Socrates
  2. Socratian
  3. Socratic
  4. Socratic ironies
  5. Socratic irony
  6. Socratic love
  7. Socratic method
  8. Socratical
  9. Socratically
  10. Socraticism
  11. Socraticist

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