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French
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek παιδεραστής (paiderastḗs).
Pronunciation
Noun
pædéraste m (plural pædérastes)
- Obsolete form of pédéraste.[1]
1789, Lucianus Samosatensis, Œuvres de Lucien, volume Quatrième, Paris: Jean-François Bastien, page 421:Dromon m’a dit qu’Aristenet étoit un pædéraste, qui, sous prétexte de la philosophie, vit avec les plus beaux jeunes gens; il a déja eu des entretiens particuliers avec Clinias; il lui fait les plus belles promesses, en lui disant qu’il le rendra égal aux Dieux; et même il lui fait lire les dialogues érotiques des anciens philosophes avec leurs disciples.- Dromon said to me that Aristenet was a pederast who, under the pretext of philosophy, lives with the most beautiful young men; he has already had some private dialogues with Clinias; he makes him the most beautiful promises, while telling him that he will make him equal to the Gods; and he even makes him read the erotic dialogues of the ancient philosophers with their disciples.
1839, Pieter van Limburg Brouwer, chapter XVII, in Histoire de la civilisation morale et religieuse des Grecs, volume Troisième, Groningue: W. Van Boekeren, page 158:Tandis que Justin fait ainsi l’éloge du fils de Sophronisque, Théodorète (eur. græc. effect. T. IV. p. 672, 673) le représente comme un pædéraste, comme un ivrogne, comme prompt à la colère, et un mot, comme le plus mauvais sujet dont l’histoire fasse mention.- While Justin thus praises the son of Sophroniscus, Theodoret (eur. græc. effect. T. IV. p. 672, 673) portrays him as a pederast, as an alcoholic, as quick to anger, and in summation, as the very worst specimen of whom history mentions.
References
- ^ Θ Ηπιτη, Αντωνιου (1912) Dictionnaire grec-français et français-grec (overall work in French and Greek), page 427: “Pædéraste, οὐσ. ἀρσ. Παιδεραστής. Ιδ. Pédéraste. Τὸ πρῶτον ὀρθότερον. ― Pædéraste, masculine noun. Παιδεραστής. See Pédéraste. The first is more correct.”