Sodomite

[ sod-uh-mahyt ]

noun
  1. an inhabitant of Sodom.

  2. (lowercase) a person who engages in sodomy.

Origin of Sodomite

1
1250–1300; Middle English <Middle French <Late Latin Sodomīta<Greek Sodomī́tēs.See Sodom, -ite1

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British Dictionary definitions for sodomite

sodomite

/ (ˈsɒdəˌmaɪt) /


noun
  1. a person who practises sodomy

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