Definition of "sodomy" [sod•om•y]

• Any of various forms of sexual intercourse held to be unnatural or abnormal, especially anal intercourse or bestiality. (noun)

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• "The men of Sodom tell Lot to hand over the male visitors so that they may "know" them, i.e. sexually know them giving rise to the term "sodomy"."
• "In any serious context, most Americans would use the term sodomy rather than the term buggery, just to avoid being judged to use Vulgar or obscene slang."
• "The term sodomy is a translator's term to translate Hebrew words that never mean sodomy in the sense of anal intercourse between males."