"ephebo" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ephebos [plural]
Etymology: Shortening. Head templates: {{en-noun}} ephebo (plural ephebos)
  1. (slang) An ephebophile. Tags: slang Derived forms: ephebophiliac
    Sense id: en-ephebo-en-noun-71w-qJQI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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        {
          "ref": "2009 February 21, R. L. Measures, “Re: \"The View\" Rips Catholicism - Again”, in alt.abortion, alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic, soc.men (Usenet):",
          "text": "Disenfranchise pedo-priests and ephebo-priests.",
          "type": "quote"
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          "ref": "2011 May 6, R. L. Measures., “Re: NBC allows Leno to bash priests”, in alt.abortion, alt.atheism, alt.religion.christian.roman-catholic, rec.arts.tv (Usenet):",
          "text": "About 98% of the pedo-priest cases in this archdiocese involved young boys and c. 2% involved teenage girls - so comparing homosexual pedo-priests to ephebo-teachers who become intimate with their female students is somewhat flawed.",
          "type": "quote"
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        "An ephebophile."
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