sodomite
Syllables: So·do·mite/ˈsɒ.də.maɪt/US/ˈsɑ.də.maɪt/
sodomite noun: one who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
Noun (1)
sodomite (plural sodomites)
- One who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
- There ſhalbe no whoꝛe of the daughters of Iſrael, noꝛ a Sodomite of the ſonnes of Iſrael.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Deuteronomy 23:17
- The Avestan texts denounce the sodomite as a demon[…]1922, Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla, Zoroastrian Civilization, page 113
- A native or inhabitant of Sodom.
Noun (2) capitalized: Sodomite
Sodomite (plural Sodomites)
- An inhabitant of Sodom, or (by extension) a descendant of one.
- The story of the people of Lot related in the Quran is often taken to mean that God condemns sodomites2012, Samar Habib, Female Homosexuality in the Middle East, chapter 3
sodomite meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
sodomite in Hindi
- one who practices sodomy
- लौंडेबाज़ lauṇḍebāz
sodomite in Tamil
- ஒருபால் புணர்ச்சி ஆடவர்
sodomite in Urdu
- one who practices sodomy
- لُوطی lūtī
sodomite in Bengali
- a sodomite, bugger
- পায়ুকামী paẏukami
More languagesFewer languages
- sodomite in Punjabi
- ਲੌਂਡੇਬਾਜ਼ lauṇḍebāz
Forms of sodomite
| plural | sodomites |
|---|---|
| plural | Sodomites |
Origin of sodomite
From Middle English sodomyte, sodomite, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs). Equivalent to Sodom + -ite.
From Sodom + -ite.
Words formed from sodomite
- Sodomitish
- sodomitry
Questions about sodomite
- What does sodomite mean?
- Sodomite means one who practices sodomy; a sodomist.
- What is sodomite in Hindi?
- Sodomite in Hindi is लौंडेबाज़ (lauṇḍebāz). See Sodomite meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is sodomite?
- Sodomite is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sodomite?
- Sodomite is pronounced /ˈsɒ.də.maɪt/ (UK).
- What is the plural of sodomite?
- The plural of sodomite is sodomites.
Words near sodomite in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sodomite (page history and authors); Sodomite (page history and authors); sodomite (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); পায়ুকামী (Bengali) (page history and authors); ਲੌਂਡੇਬਾਜ਼ (Punjabi) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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