"catamitism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈkætəmaɪtɪzm/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: kăʹtəmītĭzm [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: From catamite + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|catamite|ism}} catamite + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} catamitism (uncountable)
  1. The practice of keeping catamites. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-catamitism-en-noun-BWRMxBuN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10
  2. (philosophy, rare) The essence of being a catamite. Tags: rare, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-catamitism-en-noun--sSdTaEl Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: catamitery [rare], catamitic, catamitical, catamitically [rare]
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