Meanings
comparative more pæderastic · superlative most pæderastic
- obsoleteObsolete spelling of pederastic.
In tribes where pæderastic ceremonies were part of the religious exercises, there would be no popular aversion to pæderasty. Indeed, Schopenhauer views pæderastic performances by old men as an illustration of the beneficence of nature in preventing the propagation of the defective beings.
1891, J. G. Kiernan, Physician and Surgeon, John William Keating, Volume XIII, № VI, page 273
Origin
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pæderastic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A6derastic
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