sodomy
Biblical term for any sexualized acts considered "sinful" by the church, that is, not leading to procreation, including sex with animals, historically same-sex, and sometimes any anal, oral or manual sex
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sodomy ranks in the top 0.066% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,457 views/month, #51 of 77,819).[1]
Key Facts
- Main regulatory text: sodomy law[2]
- Named after: Sodom[3]
- Subclass of: sex crime[4], human sexual behavior[5]
- Commons category: Sodomy[6]
- Said to be the same as: Fahisha[7]
- Opposite of: penile–vaginal intercourse[8]
- Has part(s): homosexual behavior[9], oral sex[10], anal sex[11], zoophilia[12], masturbation[13], paraphilia[14], promiscuity[15], incest[16]
- Facet of: sin[17], human sexuality[18]
- Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[19]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wiki99/LGBT+[20]
Why It Matters
sodomy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] sodomy is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]