sodomite
/ˈsɑ.də.maɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.86 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A native or inhabitant of Sodom.
noun
An inhabitant of Sodom, or (by extension) a descendant of one.
Example Sentences
- "There ſhalbe no whoꝛe of the daughters of Iſrael, noꝛ a Sodomite of the ſonnes of Iſrael."
- "The Avestan texts denounce the sodomite as a demon[…]"
- "For example, when one of his programmers and her husband engaged in oral sex in their own bedroom one night, the next morning she was called into Rife's office, where he called her a slut and a sodomite and told her to clean out the desk."
- "The story of the people of Lot related in the Quran is often taken to mean that God condemns sodomites"
Etymology
From Middle English sodomyte, sodomite, from Old French Sodomite and Latin sodomīta, from Ancient Greek σοδομίτης (sodomítēs). Equivalent to Sodom + -ite.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈsɑ.də.maɪt/
- British English: /ˈsɒ.də.maɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
sodomitry
Sodomitish