pédérastie

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See also: pederastie

French

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Une scène pédérastique, qui dépeint le sexe anal entre Antinoüs et Hadrien.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pe.de.ʁas.ti/
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Noun

pédérastie f (usually uncountable, plural pédérasties)

  1. pederasty
    Le mot pédérastie désigne à l’origine une institution morale et éducative de la Grèce antique, bâtie autour de la relation particulière entre un homme mûr et un jeune garçon.
    The term pederasty refers to the origin of a moral and educational institution of Ancient Greece built around a special relationship between a grown man and a younger boy.

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