sodomies

Noun

sodomy (countable and uncountable, plural sodomies)

1. Any of several forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural, particularly bestiality or homosexuality, but also (sometimes) anal, oral, or manual sex.
   • Mr. Shakur and his road manager, Charles Fuller, 24, were convicted Dec. 1 of first-degree sexual abuse, but they were acquitted of weapons and sodomy charges.1995 February 8, George James, “Rapper Faces Prison Term For Sex Abuse”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

   Synonyms:

   bestiality, zoophilia, zoosexuality, homosexuality

2. Anal sex.
   • The only published study (Feigen, 1954), which looked at 68 adults engaging in consensual anal sex, found that “it was not possible to relate the appearance of the anus to the practice of sodomy; there was no appreciable difference of the anus in those who practiced sodomy frequently and those that...2002, Martin Finkel, Angelo Giardino, Medical Evaluation of Child Sexual Abuse: A Practical Guide, 2nd edition, page 75

   Synonyms:

   anal sex, buggery, enculade, oral sex