paederasty

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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noun sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)

The Greeks contemporary with the Homeric poems were familiar with paederasty, and there is reason to believe that it had been known for ages, even then. — The Satyricon — Complete, Petronius Arbiter

pederasty

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