Meanings
nounephebo (plural ephebos)
plural ephebos
- slangAn ephebophile.
Disenfranchise pedo-priests and ephebo-priests.
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)1 more example
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.
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)
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ephebo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephebo
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“ephebo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephebo. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ephebo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ephebo.
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