"self-pollution" meaning in All languages combined

See self-pollution on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: From self- + pollution. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|self|pollution}} self- + pollution Head templates: {{en-noun|-|head=self-pollution}} self-pollution (uncountable)
  1. (obsolete) Masturbation, seen as sinful according to religious dogma. Tags: obsolete, uncountable Hypernyms: pollution Translations (obsolete: masturbation): selvbesmittelse [common-gender] (Danish), itsesaastutus (Finnish), Selbstbefleckung [feminine] (German), självbefläckelse [common-gender] (Swedish)
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