Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
sodomitry. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
sodomitry, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
sodomitry in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
sodomitry you have here. The definition of the word
sodomitry will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
sodomitry, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
English
Etymology
sodomite + -ry
Noun
sodomitry (countable and uncountable, plural sodomitries)
- (obsolete) Synonym of sodomy
1597, Jean de Chassanion, translated by Thomas Beard, The theatre of Gods iudgements: or, a collection of histories out of sacred, ecclesiasticall, and prophane authours concerning the admirable iudgements of God vpon the transgressours of his commandements, translation of original in French:Peter Lays bastard son to Pope Paule the third, was one that practised many horrible villanies, robberies, murders, adulteries, incest, and Sodomitries, thinking that because his father was Pope therefore no wickednesse was vnlawfull for him to commit.